https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=407928 Cheque dishonour prosecutions under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act may be brought to an end where the parties enter a full compromise and the complainant has received the entire liability. Because such proceedings are treated as predominantly compensatory, the court may invoke its inherent power under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, read with Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, to encourage compounding when the complainant has been duly compensated. On that basis, continuation of the prosecution serves no useful purpose. The proceedings were quashed and the accused was acquitted. en-us Tue, 27 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 26 May 2021 08:42:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=407928 Cheque dishonour prosecutions under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act may be brought to an end where the parties enter a full compromise and the complainant has received the entire liability. Because such proceedings are treated as predominantly compensatory, the court may invoke its inherent power under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, read with Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, to encourage compounding when the complainant has been duly compensated. On that basis, continuation of the prosecution serves no useful purpose. The proceedings were quashed and the accused was acquitted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 27 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=407928