https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=159828 A compromise under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is legally effective for compounding an offence under Section 138, and no separate affidavit or express authorisation from the complainant is required where counsel acts within authority. Section 362 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 bars alteration or review of a signed judgment except for clerical or arithmetical errors, and inherent powers under Section 482 cannot be used to recall an order absent cogent material showing fraud on the court. The challenged settlement and refusal to recall the order were therefore upheld. en-us Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 05 Jun 2014 13:13:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=159828 A compromise under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is legally effective for compounding an offence under Section 138, and no separate affidavit or express authorisation from the complainant is required where counsel acts within authority. Section 362 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 bars alteration or review of a signed judgment except for clerical or arithmetical errors, and inherent powers under Section 482 cannot be used to recall an order absent cogent material showing fraud on the court. The challenged settlement and refusal to recall the order were therefore upheld. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=159828