Under Section 357 CrPC, the court may order the accused, on conviction, to pay:
Acompensation to the victim, payable from the State Government's law department only (cf. CrPC, Section 357 (read with Section 357A inserted 2009 — victim compensation scheme))
Bcompensation to be paid to the person who has suffered any loss or injury by reason of the act for which the accused has been sentenced
Ccompensation to all the witnesses examined for the prosecution case at trial (cf. CrPC, Section 357 (read with Section 357A inserted 2009 — victim compensation scheme))
Dcompensation to the investigating police officer for the time spent on the investigation (cf. CrPC, Section 357 (read with Section 357A inserted 2009 — victim compensation scheme))
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. compensation to be paid to the person who has suffered any loss or injury by reason of the act for which the accused has been sentenced
1. Section 357(1) CrPC empowers the court to order the whole or part of fine recovered to be applied: (b) in the payment to any person of compensation for any loss or injury caused by the offence, when compensation is, in the opinion of the court, recoverable by such person in a civil court.
2. Section 357(3): even where no fine is imposed, the court may direct the accused to pay compensation to the victim.
3. Section 357A (inserted 2009): each State must prepare a victim compensation scheme for funding compensation independent of conviction.
4. Ankush Shivaji Gaikwad v. State of Maharashtra, (2013) 6 SCC 770: it is mandatory for the court to consider Section 357 in every criminal case.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Indian Penal Code 1860 / Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 / Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Bare Acts, indiacode.nic.in) — CrPC, Section 357 (read with Section 357A inserted 2009 — victim compensation scheme)_
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