(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), any offence punishable
under this Act (whether committed by an individual or
association or any officer or employee thereof), not being an
offence punishable with imprisonment only, may, before the
institution of any prosecution, be compounded by such officers
or authorities and for such sums as the Central Government may,
by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply to an offence committed by an individual or association or its officer or other employee within a period of three years from the date on which a similar offence committed by it or him was compounded under this section.
Explanation.-For the purposes of this section, any second or subsequent offence committed after the expiry of a period of three years from the date on which the offence was previously compounded, shall be deemed to be a first offence.
(3) Every officer or authority referred to in sub-section (1) shall exercise the powers to compound an offence, subject to the direction, control and supervision of the Central Government.
(4) Every application for the compounding of an offence shall be made to the officer or authority referred to in sub-section (1) in such form and manner along with such fee as may be prescribed.
(5) Where any offence is compounded before the institution of any prosecution, no prosecution shall be instituted in relation to such offence, against the offender in relation to whom the offence is so compounded.
(6) Every officer or authority referred to in sub-section (1), while dealing with a proposal for the compounding of an offence for a default in compliance with any provision of this Act which requires by an individual or association or its officer or other employee to obtain permission or file or register with, or deliver or send to, the Central Government or any prescribed authority any return, account or other document, may, direct, by order, if he or it thinks fit to do so, any individual or association or its officer or other employee to file or register with, such return, account or other document within such time as may be specified in the order.
Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 2010
Section 32 Revision of orders by Central Government
Section 33 Making of false statement, declaration or delivering false accounts
Section 34 Penalty for article or currency or security obtained in contravention of section 10
Section 35 Punishment for contravention of any provision of the Act
Section 37 Penalty for offences where no separate punishment has been provided
Section 38 Prohibition of acceptance of foreign contribution
Section 39 Offences by companies
Section 40 Bar on prosecution of offences under the Act
Section 41 Composition of certain offences
Section 42 Power to call for information or document
Section 43 Investigation into cases under the Act
Section 44 Returns by prescribed authority to Central Government
Section 45 Protection of action taken in good faith
Section 46 Power of Central Government to give directions
Section 47 Delegation of powers
Section 48 Power to make rules
Section 49 Orders and rules to be laid before Parliament
Section 50 Power to exempt in certain cases
Section 51 Act not to apply to certain Government transactions
Section 52 Application of other laws not barred