Powers to compound offences

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Statutory text

(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, empower the Director or any Park Officer not below such rank as may be prescribed,--
- (a) to accept from any person against whom a reasonable suspicion exist that he has committed an offence under this Act, by way of composition of the offence, payment of a sum of money, not exceeding two thousand rupees, or at the discretion of the officer so empowered an undertaking in writing from such person to pay like sum within a specified period ;
- (b) when any property has been seized under section 19, to release the same on payment of the value thereof as estimated by such officer, or at the discretion of such officer on accepting an undertaking in writing from the person concerned to pay the estimated value within a specified period.
(2) On payment of such sum of money or such value or both to such officer, or on acceptance of such undertaking by such officer, as the case may be, the suspected person, if in custody, shall be discharged, the property, if any seized shall be released and no further proceedings in respect of the offence shall be taken against such person :

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