Supreme Court Sets Aside Conviction in Negotiable Instruments Act Case Due to Settlement Agreement. Court held that settlement between parties amounts to compounding of offence under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, and High Court erred in confirming conviction when parties had agreed to resolve dispute amicably or through arbitration.
1 Feb 2023The Supreme Court heard appeals against the High Court's order confirming the appellants' conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments A...




