State Act
Section 649. Compensation to be paid by offenders against this Act for any damage caused by them.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955.
649. (1) If, on account of any act or ommission any person has been convicted of an offence against any rule or bye-law made thereunder, and, by reason of the same act or ommission of the said person, damage has occurred to any property of the Corporation, compensation shall be paid by the said person for the said damage notwithstanding any punishment to which he may have been sentenced for the said offence. (2) In the event of dispute, the amount of compensation payable by the said person shall be determined by the Magistrate before whom he was convicted of the said offence, and on non-payment of the amount of compensation so determined, the same shall be recovered under a warrant from the said Magistrate as if it were a fine inflicted by him on the person liable therefor.