Compounding of offenses

(1) The Authorized Officer may compound any offense committed by any person and prescribed to be a compoundable offense by making a written offer to the person reasonably suspected of having committed the offense to compound the offense upon payment to the Urban Local Body/Authorized Officer of an amount not exceeding Rs. 500 but not exceeding Rs. 500 within the time specified in the offer. (2) If the person is unable to pay the compounding amount/ Fine, he/ She can enroll for Community service in the Urban Local Body in lieu of the compounding amount/ Fine. (3) An Offer under paragraph (1) may be made at any time after the offense has been Committed but before any prosecution for it has been instituted, and if the amount specified in the offer is not done within the period specified in the offer or within the period specified in the offense may be instituted at any time after that against the person to whom the offer was made. (4) If an offense has been compounded under paragraph (1), no prosecution shall be instituted after that in respect of the offense against the person to whom the offer to compound was made. (5) An offer to compound shall be in such form as specified under the rules.