law: Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 
  73. Compounding of
  
  offences. – 
  Any offence punishable
  
  under Sec. 50, Sec. 55, Sec. 56, Sec. 57, Sec. 58, Sec. 59, Sec. 60, Sec. 63,
  
  Sec. 64, Sec. 65, See. 66 or Sec. 67 may, either before or after the
  
  institution of the prosecution, be compounded by the Director or such other
  
  officer as may be specially authorized by him in this behalf, on payment for
  
  credit to the Government of such sum as the Director or such other officer may
  
  specify:
  Provided that such sum shall
  
  not, in any case, exceed the maximum amount of the fine which may be imposed
  
  under this Act for the offence so compounded.
  (2) Nothing in
  
  subjection (1) shall apply to a person who commits the same or similar offence
  
  within a period of three years from the date on which the first offence,
  
  committed by him, was compounded.
  Explanation- For the purposes of
  
  this sub-section, any second or subsequent offence committed after the expiry
  
  of a period of three years from the date on which the offence was previously
  
  compounded, shall be deemed to be a first offence.
  (3) Where an offence
  
  has been compounded under sub-section (1), no proceeding or further proceeding,
  
  as the case may be, shall be taken against the offender in respect of the
  
  offence so compounded and the offender, if in custody, shall be discharged
  
  forthwith.
  (4) No offence under
  
  this Act shall be compounded except as provided by this section.