https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=420174 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act may be compounded after conviction where the parties have amicably settled the dispute and the complainant consents to quashing. The Gujarat High Court noted that Section 147 makes such offences compoundable and that compounding guidelines permit it at the appellate or revisional stage on payment of prescribed costs. On those facts, the conviction was set aside and compounding was allowed, subject to deposit of the stipulated cost with the legal services authority within the directed time. en-us Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:34:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=420174 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act may be compounded after conviction where the parties have amicably settled the dispute and the complainant consents to quashing. The Gujarat High Court noted that Section 147 makes such offences compoundable and that compounding guidelines permit it at the appellate or revisional stage on payment of prescribed costs. On those facts, the conviction was set aside and compounding was allowed, subject to deposit of the stipulated cost with the legal services authority within the directed time. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=420174