https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=754070 HP HC allowed compounding of cheque dishonour offence under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act. Petitioner-accused had already paid compensation amount to complainant as stated on record. Court applied Section 147 of the Act and Supreme Court guidelines in Damodar S. Prabhu case to compound the offence. Conviction and sentence orders by lower courts were quashed and set aside. Petitioner-accused was acquitted of Section 138 offence. Application for compounding was allowed. en-us Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 15 Jun 2024 10:08:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=754070 HP HC allowed compounding of cheque dishonour offence under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act. Petitioner-accused had already paid compensation amount to complainant as stated on record. Court applied Section 147 of the Act and Supreme Court guidelines in Damodar S. Prabhu case to compound the offence. Conviction and sentence orders by lower courts were quashed and set aside. Petitioner-accused was acquitted of Section 138 offence. Application for compounding was allowed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=754070