Section 357A in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
357A. [ Victim compensation scheme. [Inserted by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment ... relief as the appropriate authority deems fit.] [Inserted by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2008 (5 of 2009), Section 25 (a).] [357B. Compensation
taken me through Section 357A of the
Criminal Procedure Code ("the Code") and Ext.P3 Kerala Victim
Compensation Scheme ... fulcrum of our discussion is Section 357A Cr.P.C. It
reads as follows:
357A. Victim Compensation Scheme:--(1) Every State
Government in co-ordination
357A(4) of the Code
of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity 'the Cr.P.C ').
W.P.(C) No.7250 ... Cr.P.C ., which even
remotely indicated that Section 357A(4)&(5) Cr. P.C must operate
prospectively and on the other hand
petition.
9. Section 357A was inserted in the Code of Criminal Procedure ,
1973 ( Cr.P.C .) by Amendment Act 5 of 2009 with effect from ... 357A Cr.P.C. While under section 357 Cr.P.C., financial
capacity of the accused has to be kept in mind, section 357A Cr
Cr.P.C. - Compensation to the victim(s)
of the offence
17. Section 357 Cr.P.C. empowers the Court to award
Crl.Rev.P ... forgotten in the criminal justice system. The
amount of compensation to be awarded under Section 357 Cr.P.C.
depends upon the nature of crime
criminal case.
166. The word "may‟ in Section 357(3) Cr.P.C. means
"shall‟ and therefore, Section 357 Cr.P.C ... compensation in the eventualities specified in Section 357A , Cr.P.C., under
Section 357 , Cr.P.C. the said Authority has no role in passing
Section
357 Cr.PC and Section 357 A Cr.PC, it transpires that
compensation can be granted under Section 357 Cr.PC only in
case ... c) CrPC.
51. The compensation under Section 357A of Cr.P.C.
is paid from the State compensation fund created under the
provisions
criminal case.
166. The word "may‟ in Section 357(3) Cr.P.C. means
"shall‟ and therefore, Section 357 Cr.P.C ... compensation in the eventualities specified in Section 357A , Cr.P.C., under
Section 357 , Cr.P.C. the said Authority has no role in passing
recognized under
Section 357 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short ' Cr.P.C .'),
where if the sentence involved levy of fine ... Section 357A Cr.P.C., was brought in with effect
from 31.12.2009 through the Code of Criminal
Procedure Amendment
dependents only in a limited manner under Section
357 Cr.P.C. Under the old Code of 1898, no
compensation was payable, unless a substantive ... Section 357A Cr.P.C., was brought in
with effect from 31.12.2009 through the Code of
Criminal Procedure Amendment
