Lawgist32BCompounding of certain offences
1[32B. Compounding of certain offences. --(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, (2 of 1974) any offence punishable under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 13, section 28 and section 28A of this Act (whether committed by a company or any officer thereof), not being an offence punishable with imprisonment only, or with imprisonment and also with fine, may, either before or after the institution of any prosecution, be compounded by the Central Government or by any State Government or any officer authorised in this behalf by the Central Government or a State Government, on payment for credit to that Government of such sum as that Government may, by rules made in this behalf, specify:
Provided that such sum shall not, in any case, exceed the maximum amount of the fine which may be imposed under this Act for the offence so compounded:
Provided further that in cases of subsequent offences, the same shall not be compoundable.
(2) When the accused has been committed for trial or when he has been convicted and an appeal is pending, no composition for the offence shall be allowed without, the leave of the court to which he is committed or, as the case may be, before which the appeal is to be heard.
(3) Where an offence is compounded under sub-section (1), no proceeding or further proceeding, as the case may be, shall be taken against the offender in respect of the offence so compounded and the offender, if in custody, shall be released forthwith.]
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1. Ins. by Act 26 of 2008, s. 13 (w.e.f. 10-8-2009).
- 16 Standards of quality
- 17 Misbranded drug
- 17A Adulterated drugs
- 17B Spurious drugs
- 17C Misbranded cosmetic
- 17D Spurious cosmetics
- 17E Adulterated cosmetic
- 18 Prohibition of manufacture and sale of certain drugs and cosmetic
- 18A Disclosure of the name of the manufacturer, etc
- 18B Maintenance of records and furnishing of information
- 19 Pleas
- 20 Government Analysts
- 21 Inspector
- 22 Powers of Inspectors
- 23 Procedure of Inspectors
- 24 Persons bound to disclose place where drugs or cosmetics are manufactured or kept
- 25 Reports of Government Analysts
- 26 Purchaser of drug or cosmetic enabled to obtain test or analysis
- 26A Powers of Central Government to regulate, restrict or prohibit manufacture, etc., of drug and cosmetic in public interest
- 26B Powers of Central Government to regulate or restrict, manufacture, etc., of drug in public interest
- 27 Penalty for manufacture, sale, etc., of drugs in contravention of this Chapter
- 27A Penalty for manufacture, sale, etc., of cosmetics in contravention of this Chapter
- 28 Penalty for non-disclosure of the name of the manufacturer, et
- 28A Penalty for not keeping documents, etc., and for non-disclosure of information
- 28B Penalty for manufacture, etc., of drugs or cosmetics in contravention of section 26A
- 29 Penalty for use of Government Analyst’s report for advertising
- 30 Penalty for subsequent offences
- 31 Confiscation
- 31A Application of provisions to Government departments
- 32 Cognizance of offences
- 32A Power of Court to implead the manufacturer, etc
- 32B Compounding of certain offences
- 33 Power of Central Government to make rules
- 33A Chapter not to apply to Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani drugs
