Rangaiah v. R. Shashidhara
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC CRL.RP No. 362 of 2025, decided 08.01.2026 by S Vishwajith Shetty; Rangaiah v. R. Shashidhara; revision under S.397/401 CrPC (also cited as U/S 438/442 BNSS in cause title); offence under S.138 NI Act (cheque dishonour); trial C.C.No.1188/2021 Tiptur JMFC judgment 19.06.2024; appeal CRL.A.No.10019/2024 V Addl. District & Sessions Judge Tumakuru at Tiptur, confirmed 28.01.2025; disposal in terms of petitioner's memo; balance fine Rs.3,10,200/- payable by 30.04.2026; 20% fine Rs.77,550/- (operative clause prints Rs.77,500/-) deposited 20.09.2024 withdrawable by complainant; arrest warrant for partial compliance; coercive/precipitative action suspended till 30.04.2026 with execution permitted on default; no merits adjudication, conviction stands.
What did the court decide?
Time till 30.04.2026 to deposit the balance fine of Rs.3,10,200/- before the Trial Court; deposited sums withdrawable by the respondent-complainant; no precipitative or coercive execution action till 30.04.2026; on default the Trial Court may execute the order of sentence in accordance with law. Merits of the conviction were not adjudicated.