Power to compound offence

(1) Any officer authorized for this purpose by the State Government by any general or special order, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, may accept a sum of money not exceeding one thousand rupees from the person who has committed the offence or is reasonably suspected of having committed an offence under this Act, either before or after the institution of proceedings. (2) On payment of such sum of money, such person shall be discharged from the offence and no further proceedings shall be against him in respect of such offence.