1[3B. Composition of certain offences.--Where a person is prosecuted for committing an
offence punishable under sub-section (2) of section 3, such offence may, with the permission
of the Court, be compounded by the person against whom such act of violence is committed.]
1. Ins. by s. 7, ibid. (w.e.f. 22-4-2020).