Penal Code
119. Compounding penal actions
119. Compounding penal actions
Any person who, having brought, or under pretence of bringing, an action against another person upon a penal law in order to obtain from him a penalty for any offence committed or alleged to have been committed by him, compounds the action without the order or consent of the court in which the action is brought or is to be brought, is guilty of a misdemeanour.[Act No. 24 of 1967, Sch.]Source: Kenya Law