https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310904 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is compoundable in revision despite Section 320 of the Code of Criminal Procedure where the special statute contains no express bar and the parties have voluntarily settled the dispute. Section 320 governs compounding in the manner provided by the Code, while Section 4(2) permits offences under special laws to be dealt with under the special enactment subject to the Code. On the complainant's statement that the cheque amount was received and the compromise was voluntary, compounding was permitted in the interest of justice, and the conviction and sentence were set aside. en-us Tue, 30 May 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 24 Nov 2023 10:40:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310904 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is compoundable in revision despite Section 320 of the Code of Criminal Procedure where the special statute contains no express bar and the parties have voluntarily settled the dispute. Section 320 governs compounding in the manner provided by the Code, while Section 4(2) permits offences under special laws to be dealt with under the special enactment subject to the Code. On the complainant's statement that the cheque amount was received and the compromise was voluntary, compounding was permitted in the interest of justice, and the conviction and sentence were set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 30 May 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310904