Section 19(2)(b) in The M.P. Slate Pencil Karmkar Kalyan Nidhi Adhiniyam, 1982
(b)On payment of such amount of compunding, as determined by the authorized officer under clause (a), —(i)the offender shall not be liable to any prosecution; and(ii)if any prosecution has already been instituted, the compounding shall amount to acquittal of the offender.