https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=776137 Offences under the Negotiable Instruments Act may be compounded even after conviction where the parties have reached an amicable settlement and the complainant raises no objection. The Court applied the special statutory scheme for cheque dishonour cases and treated the post-conviction settlement as sufficient to justify compounding, with the conviction and sentence set aside and the accused acquitted. It also recognised that compounding costs are intended to encourage early settlement, but may be reduced in appropriate circumstances; on the financial position and settlement in this matter, the fee was reduced to a token amount. en-us Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 08:19:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=776137 Offences under the Negotiable Instruments Act may be compounded even after conviction where the parties have reached an amicable settlement and the complainant raises no objection. The Court applied the special statutory scheme for cheque dishonour cases and treated the post-conviction settlement as sufficient to justify compounding, with the conviction and sentence set aside and the accused acquitted. It also recognised that compounding costs are intended to encourage early settlement, but may be reduced in appropriate circumstances; on the financial position and settlement in this matter, the fee was reduced to a token amount. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=776137