https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=768834 Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 may be compounded even after conviction where the parties later settle and the complainant consents, with the conviction and sentence then liable to be set aside. Section 147 overrides the general compounding scheme under the Code of Criminal Procedure for offences under the Act. The court also held that compounding costs may be reduced in appropriate circumstances, and exercised discretion to treat the fee as token where the matter was settled at a later stage and the accused's financial condition justified relief. en-us Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 12 Apr 2025 12:21:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=768834 Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 may be compounded even after conviction where the parties later settle and the complainant consents, with the conviction and sentence then liable to be set aside. Section 147 overrides the general compounding scheme under the Code of Criminal Procedure for offences under the Act. The court also held that compounding costs may be reduced in appropriate circumstances, and exercised discretion to treat the fee as token where the matter was settled at a later stage and the accused's financial condition justified relief. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=768834