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
Whether Rule 7(2) and (3) read with section 357A of the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1973 are mandatory to be followed? and
(iii) Whether ... 357A Cr.PC are mandatory to be followed, may be taken up first for
consideration.
27 Section 357A of the Code of Criminal Procedure
introduction of Section 357A of Cr.P.C.,
Section 357 of Cr.P.C. conferred the jurisdiction on the
Criminal Courts to pay compensation ... Section 357A Cr.P.C. is to pay compensation to victims
where compensation paid under Section 357 Cr.P.C. is not
adequate or where
provisions of Section 357 (A) Cr.P.C. which is quoted as
hereunder:
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357A. Victim Compensation Scheme
(1) Every State Government ... authority deems fit.
He submits that in terms with Section 357A Cr.P.C., the
Government of Assam has framed the Assam Victim Compensation Scheme
IPC or
326 of IPC , therefore, conviction of appellant No.1-Udiya
Dhobi alias Uddi Dhobi under Sections 307 , 326 of IPC is
hereby ... Section 357A Cr.P.C.
15. As far as appellant No.2-Raju is concerned, his
conviction under Section 307 IPC, as he had caused
victim or next to kin of the victim
as contemplated under Section 357A Cr.P.C.
36. Mr. A. Paul, learned counsel for the informant
read with sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 357A of the Code of
Criminal Procedure, makes a direction for the award of compensation ... purposes of compensating and
rehabilitating victims under section 357A of the Code of Criminal
Procedure or any other laws for the time being in force
cannot be held to be
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guilty of the offence, when ... compensation have to be
determined in terms of Section 357A of the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1973 and necessary
compensation to be awarded
contemplated under Section 357-A of Cr.P.C. which was
incorporated in the Cr.P.C . by Amendment Act 5 of 2009 which came ... provided with certain compensation. Sub-Section (2) of Section 357A
of Cr.P.C. provides that where the Court recommends for payment of compensation
victim compensation as required under
Section 357A of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1987.
In this regard, the Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka ... intent of Section 357 and 357A
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of Cr.P.C . while awarding compensation to the
victims under Victim
