https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=425417 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 may be compounded at the appellate stage under Section 147, as the provision overrides the Code of Criminal Procedure and permits compounding at any stage. Where the parties have settled the dispute, the cheque amount has been paid, and the complainant has no objection, the compensatory element prevails and the conviction and sentence cannot survive. The conviction was set aside and the accused was acquitted. en-us Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 22 Jul 2022 11:19:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=425417 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 may be compounded at the appellate stage under Section 147, as the provision overrides the Code of Criminal Procedure and permits compounding at any stage. Where the parties have settled the dispute, the cheque amount has been paid, and the complainant has no objection, the compensatory element prevails and the conviction and sentence cannot survive. The conviction was set aside and the accused was acquitted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=425417