127B. [ Composition of certain offences. [Inserted by Act 47 of 1982, section 26 (w.e.f. 1.10.1982).]
(1)Any offence [whether committed before or after the commencement of section 26 of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1982] punishable under section 112, section 113, section 113A, section 113B, section 114, sub-section (1) and (2) of section 115, section 116, section 118, section 120, section 122, section 123, section 124, section 125 or section 127 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 in this behalf.(2)Where an offence has been compounded under sub-section (1), the offender, if in custody, shall be discharged and no further proceedings shall be taken against him in respect of such offence.]
