Non-compoundability of offences clarified: offences punishable with imprisonment are not compoundable and penalty threshold increased. The amendment raises the monetary ceiling in the cited clause by substituting a higher penalty threshold and substitutes the compounding provision to clarify that offences punishable with imprisonment, alone or with a fine, shall not be compoundable notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure.
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Non-compoundability of offences clarified: offences punishable with imprisonment are not compoundable and penalty threshold increased.
The amendment raises the monetary ceiling in the cited clause by substituting a higher penalty threshold and substitutes the compounding provision to clarify that offences punishable with imprisonment, alone or with a fine, shall not be compoundable notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure.
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