Ankush Shivaji Gaikwad vs State Of Maharashtra on 3 May, 2013
In the case reported as Ankush Shivaji Gaikwad Vs. State of
Maharashtra, (2013) 6 SCC 770, the question of award of
compensation to be paid by the convict (appellant) to the bereaved
family of the victim of the offence under Section 304 (part II) IPC had
arisen and the Supreme Court, after taking note of the jurisprudence
that has evolved against the backdrop of the provision contained in
Section 357 Cr. PC, concluded thus :