https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=416241 A genuine, voluntary and fully acted-upon compromise in a cheque dishonour matter under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 can justify compounding in revisional jurisdiction. The revisional court may invoke Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act read with Section 320(6) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to secure the ends of justice and treat the offence as compoundable in view of its compensatory character. On that basis, the conviction and sentence may be set aside, subject to compliance with the compromise terms, including any ordered deposit. en-us Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 08:46:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=416241 A genuine, voluntary and fully acted-upon compromise in a cheque dishonour matter under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 can justify compounding in revisional jurisdiction. The revisional court may invoke Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act read with Section 320(6) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to secure the ends of justice and treat the offence as compoundable in view of its compensatory character. On that basis, the conviction and sentence may be set aside, subject to compliance with the compromise terms, including any ordered deposit. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=416241