https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=370419 In a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the High Court accepted a compromise reached during revision after the complainant received the settled amount in full. Applying the principles governing inherent powers to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice, the Court treated the dispute as one arising from a commercial transaction with a civil flavour and noted that continued proceedings would serve no useful purpose once the complainant had been duly compensated. The matter was therefore brought to an end, and the substantive sentence was modified by substituting it with the amount already paid under the settlement. en-us Mon, 29 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 17 Nov 2018 07:59:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=370419 In a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the High Court accepted a compromise reached during revision after the complainant received the settled amount in full. Applying the principles governing inherent powers to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice, the Court treated the dispute as one arising from a commercial transaction with a civil flavour and noted that continued proceedings would serve no useful purpose once the complainant had been duly compensated. The matter was therefore brought to an end, and the substantive sentence was modified by substituting it with the amount already paid under the settlement. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 29 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=370419