https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=757992 Dismissal of a special leave petition as withdrawn or by a non-speaking order does not create merger with the High Court judgment, so the High Court may still entertain recall or modification proceedings. In cheque dishonour matters, Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act permits compounding even after conviction and sentence have been upheld, where the parties settle and the complainant accepts payment of the agreed amount. On that basis, the offence under Section 138 was compounded, the conviction and sentence were set aside, and the accused obtained acquittal. en-us Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:53:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=757992 Dismissal of a special leave petition as withdrawn or by a non-speaking order does not create merger with the High Court judgment, so the High Court may still entertain recall or modification proceedings. In cheque dishonour matters, Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act permits compounding even after conviction and sentence have been upheld, where the parties settle and the complainant accepts payment of the agreed amount. On that basis, the offence under Section 138 was compounded, the conviction and sentence were set aside, and the accused obtained acquittal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=757992