https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=294205 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be compounded after conviction has been finally confirmed in revision, because compounding under Section 320 CrPC operates only within the stages and manner permitted by that provision and requires a pending proceeding. Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act makes cheque dishonour offences compoundable, but it does not displace the procedural scheme of Section 320 or the finality bar in Section 362 CrPC. The High Court's inherent power under Section 482 CrPC cannot be used to reopen or neutralise a concluded revisional judgment on the basis of a later compromise. The earlier contrary view was overruled to that extent. en-us Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 13 Jan 2024 13:12:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=294205 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be compounded after conviction has been finally confirmed in revision, because compounding under Section 320 CrPC operates only within the stages and manner permitted by that provision and requires a pending proceeding. Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act makes cheque dishonour offences compoundable, but it does not displace the procedural scheme of Section 320 or the finality bar in Section 362 CrPC. The High Court's inherent power under Section 482 CrPC cannot be used to reopen or neutralise a concluded revisional judgment on the basis of a later compromise. The earlier contrary view was overruled to that extent. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=294205