law: Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969
  
  24.Power to compound offences.-
  (1)
  
  Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, any officer authorised by the
  
  Chief Registrar by a general or special order in this behalf may, either before
  
  or after the institution of criminal proceedings under this Act, accept from
  
  the person who has committed or is reasonably suspected of having committed an
  
  offence under this Act, by way of composition of such offence a sum of money
  
  not exceeding fifty rupees.
  (2) On the payment of such sum of money, such person shall be discharged and no
  
  further proceedings shall be taken against him in respect of such offence.