Compounding of Offences

Compounding of Offences-

1. (1) Notwithstanding, anything contained in this Act or the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 an offence punishable under Sub- section
2. (1) of Section 21 of this Act, may be compounded by an officer, as notified by the State Government on payment of Rs. ten Thousand, in the manner as may be prescribed.
3. (2) If the same offender commits offence Second time, it can be compounded by making payment of Rs. Twenty Thousand, in the manner prescribed. No compounding shall be permissible if same offender commits offence third time.
4. (3) The designated officer referred to in Sub-section
5. (1) shall exercise the powers to compound an offence, subject to direction, control and supervision of State Government.
6. (4) Every application for compounding of an offence shall be made in such form and such manner as may be prescribed.
7. (5) Where any offence is compounded before the institution of any prosecution, no prosecution shall be instituted in relation to such offence, against the offender in relation to whom the offence is so compounded.
8. (6) Where the composition of any offence is made after the institution of any prosecution, such composition shall be brought by the officer referred to in sub-section
9. (1) in writing, to the notice of the Court in which the prosecution is pending and on such notice of the composition of the offence being given, the person against whom the offence is so compounded shall be discharged.
10. (7) Any person who fails to comply with an order made by the officer referred to in sub-section (1), shall be liable to pay a sum equivalent to twenty per cent of the maximum fine provided for the offence, in addition to such fine.
11. (8) No offence punishable under the provisions of this Act shall be compounded except under and in accordance with the provisions of this section.