8A. Compounding of offences

(1) The prescribed authority may either before or after the institution of proceedings under section 8, accept from a licensee or other persons charged with an offence under the said section or under any rules made under this Act, by way of composition of the offence, a sum not exceeding seven hundred and fifty rupees.

(2) On payment of such sum as may be determined by the prescribed authority under sub-section (1), no further proceeding shall be taken against the licensee or other person in respect of the same of offence.]