https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=762942 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 remains compoundable even after conviction and appellate affirmation if the parties settle the dispute and the complainant consents to compounding under Section 147. The High Court accepted the compromise after the accused deposited the settled amount in full and final settlement and the complainant raised no objection. Applying the statutory override in Section 147, the Court held that the offence could be compounded notwithstanding the general scheme of Section 320 CrPC. The conviction and sentence were set aside, and the accused was acquitted. en-us Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:06:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=762942 An offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 remains compoundable even after conviction and appellate affirmation if the parties settle the dispute and the complainant consents to compounding under Section 147. The High Court accepted the compromise after the accused deposited the settled amount in full and final settlement and the complainant raised no objection. Applying the statutory override in Section 147, the Court held that the offence could be compounded notwithstanding the general scheme of Section 320 CrPC. The conviction and sentence were set aside, and the accused was acquitted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=762942