https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=407524 Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act permits compounding of cheque dishonour offences, but Section 482 CrPC cannot be used to reopen a conviction that has attained finality because Section 362 CrPC bars alteration or review of a signed judgment except for clerical or arithmetical errors. The commentary distinguishes compounding before final judgment from a request made after conviction has been confirmed on merits, noting that post-finality compounding would effectively rewrite the judgment. The petition to compound after confirmation of conviction was therefore rejected. en-us Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 13 May 2021 08:28:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=407524 Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act permits compounding of cheque dishonour offences, but Section 482 CrPC cannot be used to reopen a conviction that has attained finality because Section 362 CrPC bars alteration or review of a signed judgment except for clerical or arithmetical errors. The commentary distinguishes compounding before final judgment from a request made after conviction has been confirmed on merits, noting that post-finality compounding would effectively rewrite the judgment. The petition to compound after confirmation of conviction was therefore rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=407524