Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
Section 138 NI Act | Compounding Permissible at Appellate Stage Even After Conviction : Punjab & Haryana HC
Punjab & Haryana High Court allows compounding of offence under Section 138 NI Act at the appellate stage, acquitting the accused despite a 12-year pendency and prior conviction. The ruling underscores that compounding can be permitted post-conviction if parties settle, provided costs are deposited with legal services authority.