Section 32

Any offence punishable under this Act other than offences punishable under section 9, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 22

hereof may be compounded, or where a prosecution for any such offence is pending be compounded with the consent of the Court before which the case is pending.

When any offence is compoundable under this section the abetment of such offence, or an attempt to com-mit such offence when such attempt is itself an offence, may be compounded in like manner.

When the person who would otherwise be com-petent to compound an offence under this section is a minor, an idiot or a lunatic or is under some other legal

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Merchandise Marks disability any person competent to contract on his behalf may compound such offence.

Where an offence has been compounded under this section with the consent of the Court before which the case is pending, such composition shall have the effect of an acquittal of the accused in respect of the matters charged against him:

Provided that nothing in this section shall be construed to destroy, limit, derogate from or in any way affect the right of any other person injured by the acts complained of to institute and prosecute criminal or dvil proceedings, or both, against such accused person or against any other per-son in respect of whom any such right exists.

The provisions of section 213 and 214 of the Pen-Cap.

al Code shall not extend to any case in which the offence may lawfully be compounded under this section.