The petitioner's vehicle bearing registration No.KL-49-B- 3418 has been seized alleging violation of the provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. He seeks to compound the offence under Rule 60 (A) (1) of the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1967 before the Sub Inspector of Police.
2. There shall be a direction to the first respondent to permit the petitioner to compound the offence on payment of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty-five thousand only). There shall be a further direction to the first respondent to release the vehicle to the petitioner, on payment as above. Needless to say, once the offence is compounded, no prosecution proceedings shall be initiated against the petitioner in respect of the W.P.(C) No.28724 of 2014 2 incident which led to the instant writ petition. If a report has already been lodged in the competent criminal court, a further report to the effect that the offence has been compounded shall also be filed. However, composition of the offence will not stand in the way of the authorities prosecuting the petitioner if the petitioner has committed any other offence other than the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1967. The report shall be only in respect of composition of offence under the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1967.
The writ petition is disposed of as above.
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A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, JUDGE ln