https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302266 In cheque dishonour proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the Court held that where the complainant has been duly compensated, the proceedings may be brought to an end in the interests of justice even if formal compounding is unavailable for want of consent. The petitioner produced an affidavit acknowledging receipt of the balance compensation, and the Court treated the compensatory purpose of the prosecution as satisfied. On that basis, the revision petition was allowed, the conviction and sentence were set aside, and the accused was acquitted. en-us Thu, 23 May 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 12 May 2022 18:37:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302266 In cheque dishonour proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the Court held that where the complainant has been duly compensated, the proceedings may be brought to an end in the interests of justice even if formal compounding is unavailable for want of consent. The petitioner produced an affidavit acknowledging receipt of the balance compensation, and the Court treated the compensatory purpose of the prosecution as satisfied. On that basis, the revision petition was allowed, the conviction and sentence were set aside, and the accused was acquitted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 23 May 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302266