https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=442726 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act can be compounded after conviction if the parties settle the dispute and the complainant receives the full compensation awarded. The High Court noted that Section 147 of the Act makes such offences compoundable notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure, and that this compounding power overrides the limitation under Section 320 CrPC. As the settlement was voluntary and the complainant raised no objection, the Court permitted compounding, quashed the conviction and sentence, and the petitioner stood acquitted. en-us Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 09 Sep 2023 09:35:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=442726 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act can be compounded after conviction if the parties settle the dispute and the complainant receives the full compensation awarded. The High Court noted that Section 147 of the Act makes such offences compoundable notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure, and that this compounding power overrides the limitation under Section 320 CrPC. As the settlement was voluntary and the complainant raised no objection, the Court permitted compounding, quashed the conviction and sentence, and the petitioner stood acquitted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=442726