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2021 (6) TMI 549 - HC - Indian LawsDishonor of Cheque - permission for condonation of delay in compounding of offences - HELD THAT:- Taking into account the fact that the parties have agreed to end the proceedings by way of compromise and the opposite party no.2 has already received the amount of cheque and he does not want to pursue the proceedings against the revisionist, this Court deems it appropriate to compound the offence on the basis of compromise deed dated 13.11.2020 entered into between the parties. However, in terms of the guidelines framed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court as the revisionist has not appeared before the Court and has not taken effective steps to compound the offence at initial stages, in the backdrop of peculiar facts and circumstance of the case, this court deems it appropriate to permit the compounding of offence subject to payment of ₹ 10,000/- as cost/interest to the opposite party no.2 to be paid by the revisionist within a period of two weeks from today. Taking into account the fact that the revisionist has caused undue delay in making endevour for compounding the offence in terms of guidelines framed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in DAMODAR S. PRABHU VERSUS SAYED BABALAL H. [2010 (5) TMI 380 - SUPREME COURT], the revisionist is directed to pay a cost of 15% of the cheque amount to the High Court Legal Services Committee, High Court, Allahabad within a period of three weeks from today. Revision allowed.
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