https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=420687 Offences under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act can be compounded during revision where the parties voluntarily settle the dispute and the complainant consents to acquittal. Section 147 makes such offences compoundable notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure, and composition has the effect of acquittal under Section 320(8) CrPC. The revisional court may therefore allow compounding within its revisional jurisdiction. On that basis, the conviction and sentence were set aside and the accused was acquitted. en-us Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:13:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=420687 Offences under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act can be compounded during revision where the parties voluntarily settle the dispute and the complainant consents to acquittal. Section 147 makes such offences compoundable notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure, and composition has the effect of acquittal under Section 320(8) CrPC. The revisional court may therefore allow compounding within its revisional jurisdiction. On that basis, the conviction and sentence were set aside and the accused was acquitted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=420687