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| (1) The offences described in the first and second columns of the table following may, when a prosecution for such offence is not pending in the Magistrate's Court, be compounded by the person mentioned in the corresponding entries in the third column of that table and when a prosecution is pending in a Magistrate's Court be compounded by that person with the consent of the Magistrate of that court. |
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| (2) When any offence is compoundable under this section the abetment of such offence or an attempt to commit such offence (when such attempt is itself an offence) may be compounded in like manner. |
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| (3) When the person who would otherwise be competent to compound an offence under this section is a minor, an idiot, or a person of unsound mind, any person competent to contract on his behalf may compound such offence. |
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| (4) The compounding of an offence under this section shall have the effect of an acquittal of the accused. |
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| (5) Any offence not described in this section shall not be compounded. |
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