https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=426580 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act may be compounded after conviction if the parties have amicably settled the dispute and the complainant raises no objection. Once compounding is permitted, the conviction and sentence cannot survive, because the foundation for punishment ceases to exist. The text also notes that where payment has been made and a compounding fee has been deposited, the court may retain part of that deposit as the fee and direct refund of the balance to the accused. en-us Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:34:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=426580 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act may be compounded after conviction if the parties have amicably settled the dispute and the complainant raises no objection. Once compounding is permitted, the conviction and sentence cannot survive, because the foundation for punishment ceases to exist. The text also notes that where payment has been made and a compounding fee has been deposited, the court may retain part of that deposit as the fee and direct refund of the balance to the accused. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=426580