https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=420398 In cheque dishonour proceedings under the Negotiable Instruments Act, the High Court may use inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to entertain a quashing petition without insisting on a prior application before the trial court where settlement is otherwise achievable. The offence is treated as primarily compensatory, so once the cheque amount, compensation and costs are proposed or paid, continuation of the prosecution may serve no useful purpose. On that basis, the complaint proceedings were quashed subject to compliance with the monetary conditions imposed by the Court. en-us Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:33:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=420398 In cheque dishonour proceedings under the Negotiable Instruments Act, the High Court may use inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to entertain a quashing petition without insisting on a prior application before the trial court where settlement is otherwise achievable. The offence is treated as primarily compensatory, so once the cheque amount, compensation and costs are proposed or paid, continuation of the prosecution may serve no useful purpose. On that basis, the complaint proceedings were quashed subject to compliance with the monetary conditions imposed by the Court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=420398