Part of: Section 96 — Compounding of offences
(3) Nothing in sub -section ( 1) shall apply to person who commits the same or similar offence, within a period of three years from the date on which the first offence, committed by him, was compounded. Explanation. -For the purposes of this sub -section, any second or subsequent offence committed after the expiry of a period of three years from the date on which the offence was previously compounded, shall be deemed to be a first offence.