https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301515 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was held compoundable on the basis of a voluntary settlement recorded before the Court. The compromise could be accepted even at the revisional stage under Section 401 CrPC because Section 147 of the Act makes offences under the Act compoundable notwithstanding the Code. Once composition is permitted, Section 320(8) CrPC treats it as operating as acquittal, and the conviction and sentence were set aside accordingly. The revision thus succeeded on compromise, ending the cheque dishonour prosecution and the resulting criminal liability. en-us Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 07 Apr 2022 12:25:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301515 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was held compoundable on the basis of a voluntary settlement recorded before the Court. The compromise could be accepted even at the revisional stage under Section 401 CrPC because Section 147 of the Act makes offences under the Act compoundable notwithstanding the Code. Once composition is permitted, Section 320(8) CrPC treats it as operating as acquittal, and the conviction and sentence were set aside accordingly. The revision thus succeeded on compromise, ending the cheque dishonour prosecution and the resulting criminal liability. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301515