Allahabad High Court
DHARMVEER SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- ABDUL SHAHID
Holding
The court held that the offence is compoundable under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and, on the parties’ compromise, set aside the conviction and appellate orders.
Summary
Dharmveer Singh (revisionist) filed a criminal revision against the State of U.P. and another party, seeking relief from a conviction dated 04.03.2024 and an appellate order dated 05.12.2024. Both parties entered into a compromise, with the revisionist paying Rs. 4,00,000 to the complainant by way of a demand draft, and the complainant filed an affidavit of consent to the settlement. The court examined whether the offence under the Negotiable Instruments Act is compoundable under Section 147, which allows offences punishable under the Act to be compounded despite the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Relying on the parties’ mutual consent and the statutory provision, the court held that the matter could be compounded. Consequently, the conviction and appellate orders were set aside and the criminal revision was disposed of. The decision underscores that offences under the NI Act can be quashed on the basis of a lawful compromise between the parties.
Issues considered
- Whether an offence punishable under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is compoundable under Section 147 notwithstanding the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
- Whether a criminal revision can be set aside and the conviction quashed on the basis of a compromise and consent of the parties.
Legislation cited
- Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — s. 147
Subjects
- compoundable offence
- Negotiable Instruments Act
- criminal revision
- settlement
- quash conviction
- demand draft
- Section 147
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL REVISION No. - 208 of 2025
Dharmveer Singh
.....Revisionist(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And Another
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Revisionist(s) : Vivek Sharma
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Ranveer Singh
Court No. - 87
HON'BLE ABDUL SHAHID, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the revisionist and learned counsel for
opposite party no. 2.
2. Learned counsel for both parties duly submitted that the parties have
entered into a compromise and all disputes have been finally settled. The
amount in dispute has already been paid and received.
3. An affidavit of consent filed by the complainant/opposite party no. 2 is
on record. In paragraph no. 5 thereof, it has been stated that a compromise
was entered into between the revisionist and the deponent/opposite party
no. 2, and in terms of the compromise, a sum of Rs. 4,00,000/- was paid
by the revisionist to the deponent/opposite party no. 2 by way of demand
draft dated 27.10.2025. The said amount has been accepted by the
deponent/opposite party no. 2. It has also been stated that the deponent
has no objection if the conviction order dated 04.03.2024 and the
appellate order dated 05.12.2024 are quashed by this Court.
4. Learned counsel for the parties agree to the same. The matter has been
amicably settled between the parties, and as per Section 147 of the
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (N.I. Act), the offence is
compoundable. Section 147 of the N.I. Act is quoted hereinbelow:
“147. Offences to be compoundable.—Notwithstanding anything contained in the
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), every offence punishable under this
Act shall be compoundable.”
CRLR No. 208 of 2025
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5. In view of the compromise entered into between the parties, the matter
is compounded in terms of Section 147 of the N.I. Act.
6. Accordingly, the impugned order dated 04.03.2024 and the appellate
order dated 05.12.2024 are hereby set aside, and the present criminal
revision is finally decided in terms of Section 147 of the N.I. Act.
7. The criminal revision is disposed of accordingly.
February 13, 2026
K.K. Maurya
(Abdul Shahid,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
KAMLESH KUMAR MAURYA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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