https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=443930 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 may be compounded even after conviction where the parties have reached an amicable settlement. The Court accepted a mediation settlement under which the complainant waived the cheque claim, noted no objection to setting aside the conviction and sentence, and applied Section 147 of the Act, which permits compounding notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure. On that basis, the conviction and sentence were quashed and the petitioner stood acquitted. The Court also applied Supreme Court guidelines on compounding costs and reduced the fee in view of the petitioner's financial condition. en-us Thu, 21 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 05 Oct 2023 17:29:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=443930 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 may be compounded even after conviction where the parties have reached an amicable settlement. The Court accepted a mediation settlement under which the complainant waived the cheque claim, noted no objection to setting aside the conviction and sentence, and applied Section 147 of the Act, which permits compounding notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure. On that basis, the conviction and sentence were quashed and the petitioner stood acquitted. The Court also applied Supreme Court guidelines on compounding costs and reduced the fee in view of the petitioner's financial condition. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 21 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=443930