Rule 171. Manner of compounding of offences by the compounding officer specified under sub-section (1) of section 114

(1) The officer notified by the State Government for the purposes of compounding of offences under sub-section (1) of section 114 shall on an application in FORM- 53 by an accused person desirous of making composition of a compoundable offence, before or after holding the enquiry or as the case may be, of institution of prosecution, issue electronically a compounding notice in Form-53 (A) to such person for the offence for which is compoundable under sub-section (1) of section 114 of the Code.

(2) The person so noticed under sub-rule (1) may apply to the officer electronically or otherwise and deposit the entire compounding amount by electronic transfer or otherwise, within fifteen days of the receipt of the notice.

(3) The Officer referred to in sub-rule (1) shall issue a composition certificate within ten days of receipt of the composition amount, to such person from whom such amount has been received in satisfaction of the composition notice.4-If a person so noticed fails to deposit the composition amount within the one month from the receipt of the notice before the institution of prosecution, the prosecution shall be proceeded with before the competent Court. 5-No prosecution shall be instituted except in accordance without giving an opportunity to the person to comply with such provisions subjected to proviso of sub-section (1) of Section 110 and compounding as under section 114 of the Code 6-For compounding of an offence, where the prosecution has already been instituted in a court, the officer referred to in sub-rule (1) shall send a copy of such order for intimation to the concerned court for further action.