Atul Lalit Parekh v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
In a criminal application under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the court granted leave to compound an offence under Section 138 following an amicable settlement between the parties. Consequently, proceedings against the accused were quashed and the application was disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Leave to compound the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was granted, and the connected criminal proceedings were quashed.