High Court Can Compound Section 138 Cheque-Bounce Case at Revision Stage; Sukhwinder Singh Acquitted After Compromise: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 can be compounded even at the High Court stage after the accused has already been convicted by the Magistrate and his conviction has been upheld by the Sessions Court. Justice Sumeet Goel held that where the dispute is essentially personal and the parties have genuinely settled their differences, the High…