https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=415514 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 may be compounded even after conviction where the complainant has received full satisfaction of the awarded compensation and consents to compounding under Section 147. On that basis, the High Court accepted the parties' settlement, set aside the conviction and sentence, and treated the matter as ending in acquittal. The decision reflects that post-conviction compounding is available when the complainant's claim has been fully satisfied and no objection remains to grant relief. en-us Thu, 02 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 08 Dec 2021 08:55:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=415514 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 may be compounded even after conviction where the complainant has received full satisfaction of the awarded compensation and consents to compounding under Section 147. On that basis, the High Court accepted the parties' settlement, set aside the conviction and sentence, and treated the matter as ending in acquittal. The decision reflects that post-conviction compounding is available when the complainant's claim has been fully satisfied and no objection remains to grant relief. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 02 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=415514