Rule 182 — Manner of compounding of offences by the authorised officer.

182(1)

The officer notified by the Central Government for the purposes of compounding of offences under sub-section (1) of section 114 shall on an application in FORM- XXVI 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-XXVII to such person for the offence for which is compoundable under sub-section (1) of section 114 of the Code.