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H. B. PRABHAKARA SASTRY
Arun Vincent Rajkumar – Appellant
Versus
S. mala – Respondent
ORDER
1. Learned counsels from both side in all these four matters along with their respective clients as identified by them, are physically present in the Court.
2. In all these four revision petitions, the present petitioner has challenged the confirmation of his conviction for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (hereinafter for brevity referred to as the N.I. Act). The judgment of conviction and order on sentence passed by the learned XIV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bangalore (hereinafter for brevity referred to as the Trial Court) in all these four matters were confirmed by the Fast Tract Court-III, Mayohall, Bangalore (hereinafter for brevity referred to as the first appellate Court) in the Criminal Appeals preferred by the present petitioner, who was the accused in the Trial Court.
3. The respondent herein was the complainant in the Trial Court. Now both the parties have come up with memorandum of settlement in all these four matters, in which regard, they have filed separate interlocutory applications, i.e. I.A.No.2/2022 in each petition, under Section 147 of the N.I. Act read with Section 320 (6) of the Code of Crimin
Compounding of the offence under Section 138 of the N.I. Act is permitted, subject to the payment of graded cost as per the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court.
Compounding of the offence under Sec. 138 of the N.I. Act and the payment of graded cost by the accused.
The court applied the principle of compounding the offence under Section 147 of the N.I. Act and the requirement of paying graded cost as per the guidelines set by the Supreme Court in Damodar S. Pra....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the court's discretion to allow the compounding of a case under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, taking into consideration the settle....
Amicable settlement allows compounding of offenses under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, leading to acquittal of the accused.
Compounding of the offence under Section 138 of the N.I. Act and the imposition of costs for delayed composition.
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