https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=430133 Compounding of a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act offence was permitted on the basis of a joint compromise between the parties. The Court noted that Section 147 of the Act makes such offences compoundable notwithstanding the general framework under Section 320 CrPC, and that compounding may be allowed even at the appellate stage. In view of the settlement, the conviction and sentence could not survive and were set aside. en-us Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:27:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=430133 Compounding of a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act offence was permitted on the basis of a joint compromise between the parties. The Court noted that Section 147 of the Act makes such offences compoundable notwithstanding the general framework under Section 320 CrPC, and that compounding may be allowed even at the appellate stage. In view of the settlement, the conviction and sentence could not survive and were set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=430133