Section 357A CrPC, inserted by the 2009 Amendment Act, provides for:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D.
1. Section 357A(1) CrPC: 'Every State Government in coordination with the Central Government shall prepare a scheme for providing funds for the purpose of compensation to the victim or his dependants who have suffered loss or injury as a result of the crime and who require rehabilitation.'
2. Sub-section (4) provides that compensation may be awarded EVEN where the offender is not traced or identified, or the trial does not result in conviction.
3. The District Legal Services Authority or State Legal Services Authority decides the quantum (sub-section 5).
4. Section 357A operates in addition to Section 357 (offender-paid compensation).
5. Hence option A is correct.
_Source: Indian Penal Code 1860 / Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 / Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Bare Acts, indiacode.nic.in) — CrPC, Section 357A (inserted 2009)_
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