State Act

THE UTTAR PRADESH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (ENFORCEMENT) ACT, 1959

[37-A (1) Any offence punishable under section 22, section 23, section 24, section 26, section 26-A, section 27, section 27-A, section 31 or section 33, other than a second or a subsequent offence under section 22 or section 24 may, either before or after the institution of the prosecution, be compounded by the Controller on payment of such sum as he thinks fit. (2) On payment by the offender of such sum, the offender, if in custody, shall be set at liberty and if any proceedings in any criminal court have been instituted against the offender in respect of the offence, the composition shall be deemed to amount to an acquittal and no further criminal proceedings shall be taken against him in respect of such offence.]1