Section 357A CrPC 1973 (inserted 2009) provides for VICTIM COMPENSATION SCHEME by:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. Section 357A CrPC, inserted by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2008 (effective 31 December 2009):
2. Every State Government in coordination with the Central Government shall prepare a SCHEME for providing funds for compensating victims who have suffered loss or injury as a result of crime and who require rehabilitation.
3. Compensation may be awarded EVEN where the offender is not traced or identified, or where there is no trial.
4. The District Legal Services Authority or State Legal Services Authority decides the quantum.
5. The Manodhairya Scheme (Maharashtra), Kerala Victim Compensation Scheme, etc. implement Section 357A.
6. NIRBHAYA FUND (2013) supplements at the Central level.
7. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: International HR Treaties + Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence — Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, Section 357A (inserted 2009)_
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