Section 23A. Compounding of Offences.

1[23-A. Compounding of Offences.-- (1) The market committee may accept from any person, who has committed or is reasonably suspected of having committed an offence against this Act or the Rules or bye-laws made thereunder, other than such offences as may be prescribed, or by way of compounding of such offences. (a) where the offence consists of the failure to pay, or the evasion of any fee, or other amount recoverable under this Act, or the rules or bye-laws made thereunder, in addition to the fees or other amount so recoverable, a sum of money not less than the amount of the fee or other amount subject to a minimum amount of rupees two hundred and fifty; and (b) in other case, a sum of money not exceeding rupees five hundred. (2) On payment of the amount by way of compounding no further proceedings shall be taken or continued against the defaulter in regard to the offence or suspected offences so compounded.]