Sri Devi Prasad Shetty v. Sri Ramananda Sapalya
Case brief
What is this about?
Devi Prasad Shetty v. Ramananda Sapalya, CRL.RP No. 1111 of 2016, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, decided 06.02.2026 by Justice S Vishwajith Shetty. Keywords: Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act; cheque dishonour conviction; compoundable offence; complainant's memo of no interest in prosecution; revision petition allowed without examining merits; acquittal; cancellation of bail bonds; withdrawal of deposited amount; C.C.No.132/2012 Bantwal JMFC; Crl.A.No.190/2014 Dakshina Kannada.
What did the court decide?
Criminal revision petition allowed; judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 22.08.2014 in CC No.132/2012 (Prl. Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Bantwal) and judgment dated 27.04.2016 in Crl.A.No.190/2014 (IV Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Dakshina Kannada, Mangaluru) set aside; petitioner acquitted under Section 138 NI Act; bail bonds, if any, cancelled; petitioner permitted to withdraw any amount deposited before the Appellate Court or the Trial Court.