Compounding of offence

(1) No offence under this Act shall be compounded except in accordance with the provisions of Sub-section (2). (2) Any offence punishable under this Act or any rule made thereunder may, either before or after the institution of the prosecution, be compounded by the person authorised under Section 72 to make ‘a complaint to the Court with respect to that, offence, on payment to that person, for credit to the State