https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=420754 A conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was treated as unsustainable after the parties entered into a voluntary settlement during pendency of the revision petition and the complainant accepted the compromise. The court relied on Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, which makes the offence compoundable notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure, and on Section 320 CrPC, under which composition has the effect of acquittal. On that basis, the offence was held fit for compounding and the conviction and sentence were set aside, resulting in acquittal of the accused. en-us Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:12:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=420754 A conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was treated as unsustainable after the parties entered into a voluntary settlement during pendency of the revision petition and the complainant accepted the compromise. The court relied on Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, which makes the offence compoundable notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure, and on Section 320 CrPC, under which composition has the effect of acquittal. On that basis, the offence was held fit for compounding and the conviction and sentence were set aside, resulting in acquittal of the accused. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=420754