RE Act 70Chapter VIII · Offences, Penalties and Adjudication
Section 70 · Compounding of offences
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Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal
Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), if any person is punished with imprisonment under this Act, the punishment
may, either before or after the institution of the prosecution, be compounded by the court on such terms
and conditions and on payment of such sums as may be prescribed:
Provided that the sum prescribed shall not, in any case, exceed the maximum amount of the fine which may be imposed for the offence so compounded.
Provided that the sum prescribed shall not, in any case, exceed the maximum amount of the fine which may be imposed for the offence so compounded.
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