law: Information Technology Act, 2000
  63. Compounding of contraventions. – 
  (1) Any contravention under this Chapter may,
  
  either before or after the institution of adjudication proceedings, be compounded
  
  by the Controller or such other officer as may be specially authorized by him
  
  in this behalf or by the adjudicating officer, as the case may be, subject to
  
  such conditions as the Controller or such other officer or the adjudicating
  
  officer, as the case may be, subject to such conditions as the Controller or
  
  such other officer or the adjudicating officer may specify.
  Provided  that such sum shall not, in any case,
  
  exceed the maximum amount of the penalty which may be imposed under this Act
  
  for the contravention so compounded.
  (2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply to
  
  a person who commits the same or similar contravention within a period of three
  
  years form the date on which the first contravention, committed, by him, was
  
  compounded.
  Explanation:-  For the purposes of
  
  this sub-section, any second or subsequent contravention committed after the
  
  expiry of a period of three years from the date on which the contravention was
  
  previously compounded shall be deemed to be a first contravention.
  (3) Where any contravention has been
  
  compounded under sub-section(I), no proceeding or further proceeding, or
  
  further proceeding, as the case may be, shall be taken against the person
  
  guilty of such contravention in respect of the contravention so compounded.