State Act
Section 13. Compounding of Offences.
13. Compounding of Offences. (1) Any officer of the State Government or of the Local Authority, authorized by the State Government or, as the case maybe, by the local authority, in this behalf, may accept from any person who has committed the first and second offence under this Act, a sum of money by way of compounding of the offence as specified in the Table below:- Contravention/Sections Sum of money to be accepted for compounding of an offence (1) (2) First Offence (Section 10) (a) a sum of Five hundred (INR 500) in case of individuals and Street Vendors; (b) a sum of twenty-five thousand (INR 25,000) in case of Shops and Establishment; and (c) a sum of one lakh (INR 1,00,000) in case of Manufacturers. Second Offence (Section 10) (a) a sum of one thousand (INR 1000) in case of individuals and Street Vendors; (b) a sum of Fifty thousand (INR 50,000) in case of Shops and Establishment; and (c) a sum of Two lakhs (INR 2,00,000) in case of Manufacturers. Every Subsequent Offences Non-compoundable (2) On payment of such compounding amount, any person if in custody in connection with such offence shall be set at liberty forthwith and no proceeding shall be instituted or continued against such person in any criminal court. (3) Where any offence has been compounded under sub-section (1) above, the offender shall be deemed to be acquitted under Section 300 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (2 of 1974).