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Delhi Fire Sevice Act

Compounding of offences

In force Act 2 of 2009 As on 16 Oct 2026

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Act 2 of 2009 Cited by 1 provision

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Section 54 of Delhi Fire Sevice Act deals with compounding of offences. Any offence whether committed before or after the commencement of this Act punishable under section 26, 27, 31, 37, 44, 48, 49, 50, 51 and 52 or any rule made under this Act, may either before or after the institution of prosecution, be compounded by such officers of the fire service and for such am

Compounding of offences - (1) Any offence whether committed before or after the commencement of this Act punishable under section 26, 27, 31, 37, 44, 48, 49, 50, 51 and 52 or any rule made under this Act, may either before or after the institution of prosecution, be compounded by such officers of the fire service and for such amount as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette , specify in this behalf ;

Provided that no offence shall be compoundable which is committed by failure to comply with a notice, order or requisition issued by or on behalf of the Govt. or of any of the officers authorized under this Act and until the same has been complied with so far as the compliance is possible.

(2) Where an offence has been compounded under sub-section (1), the offender if in custody, shall be discharged and no further proceedings shall be taken against him in respect of such offence.

Section 54, Delhi Fire Sevice Act (Act 2 of 2009).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 26 Fire prevention and fire safety measures in the pandals to be self regulatory
  2. s. 27
  3. s. 31 Penalty in case of default on non-appointment of fire safety officer
  4. s. 37
  5. s. 44 Power to seal buildings or premises
  6. s. 48
  7. s. 49
  8. s. 50
  9. s. 51
  10. s. 52

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 63

Questions about Section 54

What does Section 54 of the Delhi Fire Sevice Act deal with?

Section 54 of the Delhi Fire Sevice Act is headed "Compounding of offences". Any offence whether committed before or after the commencement of this Act punishable under section 26, 27, 31, 37, 44, 48, 49, 50, 51 and 52 or any rule made under this Act, may either before or after the institution of prosecution, be compounded by such officers of the fire service and for such am

How do I find court cases under Section 54 of the Delhi Fire Sevice Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Delhi Fire Sevice Act 54, section 54 Delhi Fire Sevice Act, section 54 of the Delhi Fire Sevice Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 54 of the Delhi Fire Sevice Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 26 (Fire prevention and fire safety measures in the pandals to be self regulatory), section 27, section 31 (Penalty in case of default on non-appointment of fire safety officer), section 37, and on 6 further provisions, so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When was the Delhi Fire Sevice Act enacted?

Delhi Fire Sevice Act was enacted in 2009 as Act 2 of 2009. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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