https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313004 Section 138 dishonour proceedings may be compounded where the cheque amount and additional compensation have been deposited, and the High Court may use its inherent power under Section 482 CrPC to end the complaint even without the complainant's consent. Section 147 NI Act was treated as making the offence compoundable, and the Court held that the complainant's refusal did not prevent closure of the matter on the facts. The view that Section 258 CrPC does not apply to complaint cases did not curtail the Court's inherent jurisdiction. The proceedings were brought to an end because the complainant had been sufficiently compensated and imprisonment was considered unnecessary. en-us Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:39:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313004 Section 138 dishonour proceedings may be compounded where the cheque amount and additional compensation have been deposited, and the High Court may use its inherent power under Section 482 CrPC to end the complaint even without the complainant's consent. Section 147 NI Act was treated as making the offence compoundable, and the Court held that the complainant's refusal did not prevent closure of the matter on the facts. The view that Section 258 CrPC does not apply to complaint cases did not curtail the Court's inherent jurisdiction. The proceedings were brought to an end because the complainant had been sufficiently compensated and imprisonment was considered unnecessary. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313004