https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=754070 Compounding of an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 may be permitted even after conviction, where the parties have settled the dispute and the complainant has acknowledged receipt of the full compensation amount. The text notes that Section 147 supports compounding at a later stage and that a revisional judgment may be recalled to give effect to the compromise. On that basis, the conviction and sentence were set aside and the petitioner was acquitted. 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 Compounding of an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 may be permitted even after conviction, where the parties have settled the dispute and the complainant has acknowledged receipt of the full compensation amount. The text notes that Section 147 supports compounding at a later stage and that a revisional judgment may be recalled to give effect to the compromise. On that basis, the conviction and sentence were set aside and the petitioner was acquitted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=754070