Section 33A in Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1961
33A. [ Compounding of offences. [Inserted by Act 12 of 2007 w.e.f.]
(1)The jurisdictional Labour Officer in lieu of Prosecution may compound the offences punishable under this Act or the rules made thereunder, except the offences punishable under sections 24 and 25, at the option of the offending employer before or after the institution of the prosecution by levying a sum not exceeding rupees two thousand but not less than rupees one thousand for the first offence and for the second or subsequent same offence, a sum not exceeding rupees five thousand but not less than rupees two thousand.]
