Insertion of new section 37A in Bom. LXIX of 1958

After section 37 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely : - "37A.

1. (I) Any offence punishable under section 23, section 24. section 25, section 27, section 28, section 32 or section 34 other than a second or a subse- quent oEence under section 23, or section 25, may, either before or after the institution of the prosecution, be pmpouaded by the State Government on payment of such sum as the State Government thinks fit.

1. (2) On payment by the offender of such sum, the offeuder, if in custody, shd be set at liberty and if any proceedings in any criminal court have been instituted agahst tbe offender in respect of the offence the composition shall b deemed to amount to an acquittal and no Mher criminal proceedings sball be taken against him in respect of such offence.".