Lawgist30Compounding of offences
Any offence punishable under this Act may, either before or after the institution of the prosecution, be compounded by the administering authority or any other officer authorised by the Central Government with respect to that offence, on payment for credit to that Government of such sum as that administering authority or officer, as the case may be, may 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.
(2) 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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- 29 Extension of enactments to offshore areas
- 30 Compounding of offences
- 31 Recovery of certain sums as arrears of land revenue
- 32 Delegation of powers
- 33 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 34 Appeals
- 35 Power to make rules
- 36 Relaxation in specific cases
- 37 Persons to be public servants
- 38 Removal of difficulties
