https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195395 Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was treated as making offences under the Act compoundable notwithstanding the restrictions in Section 320 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. On that basis, a compromise reached between the parties was accepted at the revisional stage when the complainant confirmed receipt of the settled amount and consented to compounding. The stage of proceedings, the date of the offence, and the earlier conviction were considered irrelevant under the statutory scheme. The conviction and sentence under Section 138 were therefore quashed and the accused was acquitted on compounding. en-us Wed, 28 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 28 Oct 2017 12:10:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195395 Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was treated as making offences under the Act compoundable notwithstanding the restrictions in Section 320 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. On that basis, a compromise reached between the parties was accepted at the revisional stage when the complainant confirmed receipt of the settled amount and consented to compounding. The stage of proceedings, the date of the offence, and the earlier conviction were considered irrelevant under the statutory scheme. The conviction and sentence under Section 138 were therefore quashed and the accused was acquitted on compounding. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 28 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195395