(1)A person shall not be proceeded against for any offence under section 25 or section 26 or section 27 or section 28, except with the previous sanction of the 1[Chief Commissioner or Commissioner:]
Provided that no such sanction shall be required where the complainant before the court is a Commissioner (Appeals).
(2)The 1[Chief Commissioner or Commissioner] may, either before or after the institution of proceedings, compound any offence punishable under section 25 or section 26 or section 27 or section 28.