law: The Carriage by Road Act, 2007
  19. Composition of
  
  offences. -
  1.   Any offence committed
  
  under section 18, may either before or after the institution of the
  
  prosecution, be compounded by such officers or authorities and for such amount
  
  as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify.
  2.   Where an offence has
  
  been compounded under sub-section (1), the offender shall be discharged and no
  
  further proceedings shall be taken against him in respect of such offence.