Compromise

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, it shall be lawful for the Panchayat to decide any civil suit or criminal case to be compounded, within its jurisdiction in accordance with the terms of any compromise agreed upon between the parties. (2) Sections 8 to 11 of the Indian Evidence Act shall apply to judicial proceedings before a Panchayat.