Power to compound offences

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(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette. empower the Wild Life Preservation Officer, or any officer not below the rank of Conservator of Forests,—
- (a) to accept from any person against whom a reasonable suspicion exists that he has committed an offence under this Act, by way of composition of the offence, payment of a sum of money, not exceeding one thousand rupees if the offence is in respect of a special big game and not exceeding five hundred rupees in the case of any other offence, or at the discretion of such officer, an under- taking in writing from such person to pay like sum within a specified period ;
- (b) when any property has been seized under section 44, 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 acceptance of such undertaking or undertakings 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 : Provided that, any sum payable under any such undertaking, if not paid when due, shall be recoverable as an arrear of land revenue.

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