https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=793317 A cheque dishonour dispute under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was treated as compoundable on the basis of a voluntary, full compromise between the parties, with the complainant having received the settled amount and the execution proceedings withdrawn. The text notes that Section 147 makes offences under the Act compoundable notwithstanding the CrPC, and that the inherent power under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita may be used to secure the ends of justice and prevent abuse of process where the settlement is genuine and free from coercion, fraud or undue influence. The sentence was modified to the period already undergone. en-us Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:36:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=793317 A cheque dishonour dispute under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was treated as compoundable on the basis of a voluntary, full compromise between the parties, with the complainant having received the settled amount and the execution proceedings withdrawn. The text notes that Section 147 makes offences under the Act compoundable notwithstanding the CrPC, and that the inherent power under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita may be used to secure the ends of justice and prevent abuse of process where the settlement is genuine and free from coercion, fraud or undue influence. The sentence was modified to the period already undergone. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=793317