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Compounding of offences.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, any offence except offences for which imprisonment alone or both imprisonment and fine are provided under this Act, may be compounded, on an application made by a person against whom an offence is alleged to have been committed either before the institution of the prosecution or after the initiation of prosecution, with the permission of the court concerned, by the Local Public Health Officer for an amount which is prescribed in the rules made under this Act. (2) The Local Public Health Officer shall submit a monthly report regarding the offences to be compounded as per sub- section (1) to the Local Public Health Committee . (3) Application for compounding of offences shall be submitted in the manner prescribed. (4) When an offence is compounded before initiation of prosecution no prosecution proceedings of such offence shall be initiated against whom compounding had been entered into: Provided that, prosecution shall be initiated when the person repeats the same offence after compounding of an offence and such an offence shall not be compounded.