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Saleem Ulla Khan Vs Harish Kumar N v — Cheque Dishonour | Karnataka HC (2026)

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Saleem Ulla Khan v. Harish Kumar N v

Karnataka HC11 Mar 2026CRL.RP/1693/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

NC: 2026:KHC:14477 | CRL.RP No. 1693 of 2025 | High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, decided 11 March 2026 | Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice V Srishananda (single judge, oral order) | Saleem Ulla Khan (petitioner/accused, adv. Rudrappa P) v. Harish Kumar N.V (respondent/complainant, adv. Rohith B.J) | Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act cheque-dishonour case, cheque Rs.6,55,000/- | Trial: C.C.No.3849/2022, Civil Judge & JMFC Periyapatna, judgment 12.01.2024 | Appeal: Crl.A.No.5012/2024, VIII Addl. District & Sessions Judge Mysore at Hunsur, judgment 05.08.2025 | Filed u/s 397 r/w 401 Cr.PC / u/s 438 r/w 442 BNSS | Disposed on joint memo dated 15.12.2025: settlement Rs.4,50,000/- (Rs.3,00,000/- cash 15.12.2025; Rs.1,31,000/- deposit released; Rs.19,000/- balance cash); deposit ordered withdrawn by complainant under due verification; mutual non-aggression undertaking.

What did the court decide?

Petition disposed of upon placing on record the joint memo evidencing full and final settlement of Rs.4,50,000/- in place of the cheque amount of Rs.6,55,000/-; the amount in deposit (Rs.1,31,000/-) ordered to be withdrawn by the complainant under due verification.

Why is it important?

Placing the joint memo recording the parties' amicable settlement on record, the criminal revision petition stands disposed of. ¶37

What the court decided

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Outcome

Petition disposed of upon placing on record the joint memo evidencing full and final settlement of Rs.4,50,000/- in place of the cheque amount of Rs.6,55,000/-; the amount in deposit (Rs.1,31,000/-) ordered to be withdrawn by the complainant under due verification.

Ratio / Principle

Placing the joint memo recording the parties' amicable settlement on record, the criminal revision petition stands disposed of.

Key takeaways

The amount lying in deposit is ordered to be withdrawn by the complainant under due verification (order spans paragraphs 41-42).ratio¶41

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Revision Petition No. 1693 of 2025 (filed u/s 397 r/w 401 Cr.PC; also under S.438 r/w 442 BNSS) by Saleem Ulla Khan, the accused, seeking to set aside the appellate judgment dated 05.08.2025 in Crl.A.No.5012/2024 of the VIII Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Mysore sitting at Hunsur, and the trial judgment dated 12.01.2024 in C.C.No.3849/2022 of the Civil Judge and J.M.F.C., Periyapatna, arising from a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaint over dishonour of a cheque for Rs.6,55,000/-. During pendency, the parties filed a joint memo dated 15.12.2025 recording amicable full settlement at Rs.4,50,000/-: Rs.3,00,000/- paid in cash on 15.12.2025, Rs.1,31,000/- (the amount deposited before the Magistrate court when stay was obtained in the Sessions Court) to be released to the complainant, and the balance Rs.19,000/- paid in cash, with mutual agreement not to file further cases on the same cause of action. The High Court (V Srishananda, J.) placed the joint memo on record, disposed of the petition, and ordered withdrawal of the amount in deposit by the complainant under due verification.

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NC: 2026:KHC:14477 CRL.RP No. 1693 of 2025

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1693 OF 2025

(397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)

BETWEEN:

SALEEM ULLA KHAN S/O SAMI ULLA KLHAN AGE ABOUT 31 YEARS R/A WARD NO.19 ISMAYI RUTHA MUSLIM BLOCK KALENAHALLI, K.R. NAGARA TOWN K.R. NAGARA TALUK MYSURU DISTRICT - 571 107.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI RUDRAPPA P, ADV.)

AND:

Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

HARISH KUMAR N.V S/O VENKATASHETTY AGE ABOUT 33 YEARS R/A NEELAVAGILU VILLAGE BETTADAPURA HOBLI PERIYIAPATNA TALUK MYSURU DISTRICT - 571 107.

(BY SRI ROHITH B.J, ADV.)

…RESPONDENT

THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 CR.PC (FILED U/S 438 R/W 442 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 05.08.2025 IN CRL.A.NO.5012/2024 PASSED BY THE VIII ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSION JUDGE MYSORE SITTING AT HUNSUR AND JUDGMENT AND

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ORDER DATED 12.01.2024 IN C.C.NO.3849/2022 PASSED BY THE CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C PERIYAPATNA.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA

ORAL ORDER

Parties are present. Joint memo is filed. The joint memo reads as under.

"1. The revision petitioner was the accused and the respondent was the complainant before the trial and appellate courts. Parties are referred to as per their respective status before the lower court for the sake of convenience.

2. The above complaint is filed against the accused for an offence which is punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act for the dishonour of cheque issued for Rs.6,55,000/- (Rupees Six Lakhs and Fifty Five Thousand).

3. During the pendency of the above petition both the parties agreed to settle the amount for Rs.4,50,000/- in the place of Rs.6,55,000/- and filed joint memo dated 15.12.2025 before the magistrate court as per the following terms:-

a) Both parties agree that complainant is entitled to get an amount of Rs.4,50,000/- (Rupees Four Lakhs Fifty

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HC-KAR

Thousand only) in the place of Rs.6,55,000/-. Out of which an amount of Rs.3,00,000/- (Rupees Three Lakhs) was paid in cash to the accused on 15.12.2025 before the magistrate.

b) The accused has also deposited an amount of Rs.1,31,000/- (Rupees One Lakh and Thirty One thousand only) before the Magistrate court at the time of obtaining stay in Sessions Court. The said amount is deposited before the trial court and due to the present settlement the accused have no objection from his side for release of the said amount of Rs.1,31,000/- in favour of the complainant.

c) The balance amount of Rs.19,000/- is paid today by way of cash by the accused to the complainant. Hence, upon receipt of which the complainant has acknowledged the receipt of the entire settlement amount of Rs.4,50,000/- (Rupees Four Lakhs and Fifty Thousand only).

d) Both the parties duly acknowledge the receipt of the same. As the dispute between the parties with respect to the cheque amount is settled amicably and there is no due from the accused to be paid to the complainant both the parties mutually agree that they will not file any cases against each other for the same cause of action before any court or forum."

Placing the joint memo on record, the petition stands disposed of.

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The amount in deposit is ordered to be withdrawn

by the complainant under due verification.

Sd/(V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE

NMS

List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17

Statutes considered

5 provisions across 4 enactments

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Negotiable Instruments Act138¶27
CR.PC397 R/W 401¶17
BNSS438 R/W 442¶17 438¶7
Cr.PC397¶7

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
Judgment and order dated 05.08.2025 in Crl.A.No.5012/2024 passed by the VIII Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Mysore sitting at Hunsur, together with the trial-court judgment and order dated 12.01.2024 in C.C.No.3849/2022 of the Civil Judge and J.M.F.C., Periyapatna, both sought to be set aside by this revision petition.¶17
VIII Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Mysore sitting at Hunsur · 05.08.2025
Prior proceeding
Status of parties before the lower courts: the revision petitioner was the accused and the respondent was the complainant.¶26
Prior proceeding
Original complaint against the accused for an offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for dishonour of a cheque issued for Rs.6,55,000/-.¶27
Prior proceeding
Trial court judgment and order dated 12.01.2024 in C.C.No.3849/2022 passed by the Civil Judge and J.M.F.C., Periyapatna.¶21
Prior proceeding
Appellate judgment and order dated 05.08.2025 in Crl.A.No.5012/2024 passed by the VIII Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Mysore sitting at Hunsur.¶17
Prior proceeding
During pendency of the petition, both parties agreed to settle at Rs.4,50,000/- in place of Rs.6,55,000/- and filed a joint memo dated 15.12.2025 before the magistrate court.¶28
Prior proceeding
The accused had deposited Rs.1,31,000/- before the Magistrate court at the time of obtaining stay in the Sessions Court; on settlement he had no objection to its release in favour of the complainant.¶34

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
SALEEM ULLA KHAN S/O SAMI ULLA KLHAN¶9
Rudrappa P
respondent
HARISH KUMAR N.V S/O VENKATASHETTY¶14
Rohith B.J

Coram

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V SRISHANANDAauthor¶23

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Karnataka HC
Decided on: 11 Mar 2026 · March
Registered: 12 Nov 2025
Case no.: CRL.RP/1693/2025
CNR: KAHC010739772025
Topic: Cheque Dishonour
Bench: V Srishananda
Disposal: DISPOSED
Case type: CRL.RP

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Cite this judgement

Saleem Ulla Khan v. Harish Kumar N v, CRL.RP/1693/2025 (KA), decided on 11 March 2026.

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Statutes5

Negotiable Instruments Act138
CR.PC397 R/W 401
BNSS438 R/W 442 · 438
Cr.PC397

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Procedural history7

Judgment and order dated 05.08.2025 in Crl.A.No.5012/2024 passed by the VIII Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Mysore sitting at Hunsur, together with the trial-court judgment and order dated 12.01.2024 in C.C.No.3849/2022 of the Civil Judge and J.M.F.C., Periyapatna, both sought to be set aside by this revision petition.VIII Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Mysore sitting at Hunsur · 05.08.2025
Status of parties before the lower courts: the revision petitioner was the accused and the respondent was the complainant.
Original complaint against the accused for an offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for dishonour of a cheque issued for Rs.6,55,000/-.

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Bench / Coram

V SRISHANANDA

Parties & counsel