https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165229 Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, has overriding effect through its non-obstante clause and permits compounding of an offence under Section 138 notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The text states that the settlement objective of the provision allows compounding even after conviction and at the appellate stage. It further notes that, once compounding is accepted, the conviction and sentence are set aside and the accused is acquitted, with Article 142 of the Constitution invoked to do complete justice between the parties. en-us Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 09:52:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165229 Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, has overriding effect through its non-obstante clause and permits compounding of an offence under Section 138 notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The text states that the settlement objective of the provision allows compounding even after conviction and at the appellate stage. It further notes that, once compounding is accepted, the conviction and sentence are set aside and the accused is acquitted, with Article 142 of the Constitution invoked to do complete justice between the parties. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165229