Any contravention of rule 79 and 80 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty five thousand only), or with both:
Provided that the contravention of rule 79 and 80 for the first and the second time may be compounded by an officer authorized by the Government under section 22 of the Act and the case in relation to the subsequent contravention shall be filed by the officer so 49 authorized in the competent court of law. The manner of compounding of offence shall be as under:- The amount of compounding fee shall not be less than 4500/- (Rs. Four thousand & five hundred) only for tractor, Rs. 7000/- (Rs. Seven thousand) only for medium truck/tipper having capacity upto 7 metric tonnes, Rs. 15,000/- (Rs. Fifteen thousand) only for trucks having capacity upto 10 metric tonnes and 25,000/- (Rs.
Twenty five thousand) only for trucks with capacity more than 10 metric tonnes and Rs. 200/- (Two hundred) only for mule/horse.