https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=444122 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act may be compounded after conviction if the parties settle the dispute and the complainant consents, because Section 147 gives compounding overriding effect even at the revisional stage. On that basis, the conviction and sentence were quashed and the accused was acquitted. The Court also noted that while graded compounding costs ordinarily apply, they may be reduced in appropriate circumstances, including financial hardship, and a reduced compounding fee was directed. en-us Tue, 03 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 Oct 2023 18:18:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=444122 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act may be compounded after conviction if the parties settle the dispute and the complainant consents, because Section 147 gives compounding overriding effect even at the revisional stage. On that basis, the conviction and sentence were quashed and the accused was acquitted. The Court also noted that while graded compounding costs ordinarily apply, they may be reduced in appropriate circumstances, including financial hardship, and a reduced compounding fee was directed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 03 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=444122