Sri B R Nagarajaiah v. Sri R Ranganarasimhaiah
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC Bengaluru, CRL.RP No. 714 of 2020, decided 04.02.2026 by S Vishwajith Shetty J. Cheque dishonour case under Section 138 N.I. Act (CC.No.23146/2015, conviction dated 24.10.2017; appeal Crl.A.No.1616/2017 dismissed 15.10.2020). Revision petition under Sections 397/401 Cr.P.C. disposed of in terms of joint-memo amicable settlement: conviction and appellate judgment set aside, petitioner acquitted, complainant to withdraw Rs.2,50,000/- of Rs.2,80,000/- trial-court deposit, Rs.30,000/- refunded to petitioner, bail bonds cancelled. No precedents cited; no dissent.
What did the court decide?
Revision petition allowed; trial-court conviction/sentence dated 24.10.2017 (CC.No.23146/2015) and appellate judgment in Crl.A.No.1616/2017 set aside; petitioner acquitted under Section 138 N.I. Act; respondent-complainant permitted to withdraw Rs.2,50,000/- from the Rs.2,80,000/- deposit; balance Rs.30,000/- refunded to petitioner; bail bonds, if any, cancelled.