https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=411150 Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 gives overriding effect to compounding in cheque dishonour matters at any stage, and the bar in section 320 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 does not prevent compounding under the special statute. A genuine and verified compromise may also be acted upon in a section 482 CrPC proceeding even after revision has been decided, where the High Court considers it necessary to secure the ends of justice and prevent abuse of process. On that basis, the compromise can support setting aside the conviction and sentence in a section 138 case. en-us Fri, 13 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 18 Aug 2021 11:04:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=411150 Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 gives overriding effect to compounding in cheque dishonour matters at any stage, and the bar in section 320 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 does not prevent compounding under the special statute. A genuine and verified compromise may also be acted upon in a section 482 CrPC proceeding even after revision has been decided, where the High Court considers it necessary to secure the ends of justice and prevent abuse of process. On that basis, the compromise can support setting aside the conviction and sentence in a section 138 case. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 13 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=411150