https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=766126 A conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act can be annulled where the parties settle after appellate confirmation, because Section 147 makes offences under the Act compoundable notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure. The court accepted the compromise, noted that the complainant had received the cheque amount in full, and treated the compounding power as available even at the revisional stage. Given the compensatory object of the provision and the need to secure the ends of justice, the earlier conviction and sentence were set aside and the accused was treated as acquitted. en-us Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:29:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=766126 A conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act can be annulled where the parties settle after appellate confirmation, because Section 147 makes offences under the Act compoundable notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure. The court accepted the compromise, noted that the complainant had received the cheque amount in full, and treated the compounding power as available even at the revisional stage. Given the compensatory object of the provision and the need to secure the ends of justice, the earlier conviction and sentence were set aside and the accused was treated as acquitted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=766126