https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=346078 A conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act can be set aside where the parties file a joint compromise petition showing full and final settlement and no surviving dispute. On that basis, the High Court accepted compounding of the offence, held that the conviction and sentence imposed by the courts below could not stand, and set aside those judgments. The petitioner was acquitted following the settlement. en-us Wed, 07 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 04 Aug 2017 07:00:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=346078 A conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act can be set aside where the parties file a joint compromise petition showing full and final settlement and no surviving dispute. On that basis, the High Court accepted compounding of the offence, held that the conviction and sentence imposed by the courts below could not stand, and set aside those judgments. The petitioner was acquitted following the settlement. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 07 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=346078