section 9
Compounding of offences
The Meghalaya Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 2018General201822 sections
Statutory text
- (1) An offence punishable under Section 7 may, before the institution of the prosecution, be compounded by the Competent Authority or after the institution of the prosecution, be compounded by the Competent Authority with the permission of the Special Court on payment of the entire amount due to the depositors with or without interest.
- (2) Where an offence has been compounded under sub-section (1), no proceeding or further proceeding, as the case may be, shall be taken or continued against the offender in respect of the offence so compounded and the offender, if in custody, shall be discharged forthwith.
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