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ANOOP CHITKARA
Krishan Pal Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Mr. Anoop Chitkara, J.
| Criminal Complaint | No. CIS No.COMA-608-2016 under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, District Bhiwani. Decided on: 4.11.2019 |
| Criminal Appeal | No. 266 of 2019/2022, Addl.Sessions Judge, District Bhiwani. CIS NO.CRA-465/2019 Decided on: 15.5.2024 |
The petitioner, who stands convicted and sentenced for a period of two years and to pay compensation to the tune of Rs. 35,00,000/- by the trial court, for the commission of offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, (NIA), after dismissal of his appeal by the Sessions Court, has come up before this Court under Section 401, Code of Criminal Procedure, (CrPC) for setting aside the judgment of conviction and order of sentence.
2. The petitioner faced criminal prosecution by the private respondent because of the dishonour of the cheque in question. Thus, the opposition of the State's counsel to this petition is formal.
3. During the course arguments on 24.5.2024, counsel for the petitioner had submitted that the matter has been settled with the complainant, which was corroborated by counsel for respondent no.2-complainant. Ac
The court can quash convictions under the Negotiable Instruments Act when parties reach a genuine compromise, emphasizing recovery over punishment.
The judgment established the principle that the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court under Section 482 of the CrPC supported by Section 147 of the NIA can be invoked to quash proceedings based on ....
The main legal point established is that the compounding of the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act can be allowed based on a mutual compromise between the parties, leading to....
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