Composition of certain offences.

(1) Save as provided in sections 74 and 75, any of certain offences, may either before or after the institution of the prosecution, be compounded by any officer not below the rank of Joint Labour Commissioner, authorized by the Government, by notification, for an amount which shall not be less than five hundred rupees and not exceeding two thousand rupees. (2) On payment of such sum under sub-section (1), the offender, if in custody, shall be discharged and no further proceedings shall be taken against him in respect of the said offence: Provided that if a person commits similar offence again within the period of one year from the date of composition of first offence, the same shall not be compounded.