https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=423713 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act may be compounded even after conviction where the parties have fully settled the dispute and the compensation has been paid. The High Court may then invoke inherent powers to secure the ends of justice and prevent abuse of process. As the complainant had received the entire compensation and raised no objection, the basis for continuing the conviction and sentence no longer survived, and the conviction and sentence were quashed. en-us Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:08:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=423713 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act may be compounded even after conviction where the parties have fully settled the dispute and the compensation has been paid. The High Court may then invoke inherent powers to secure the ends of justice and prevent abuse of process. As the complainant had received the entire compensation and raised no objection, the basis for continuing the conviction and sentence no longer survived, and the conviction and sentence were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=423713