CrPC → BNSS

CrPC Section 357 in BNSS

CrPC Section 357 corresponds to BNSS Section 395 under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 357
New provision395
New ActBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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BNSS Section 395 — Order to pay compensation

Drafting note. No change.

(1) When a Court imposes a sentence of fine or a sentence (including a sentence of death) of which fine forms a part, the Court may, when passing judgment, order the whole or any part of the fine recovered to be applied--- (a) in defraying the expenses properly incurred in the prosecution; (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; (c) when any person is convicted of any offence for having caused the death of another person or of having abetted the

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Questions this page answers

What is CrPC 357 in BNSS?

CrPC Section 357 is BNSS Section 395 — Order to pay compensation.

Has the provision changed?

No change.

Which law applies to an offence today?

Offences committed on or after 1 July 2024 are dealt with under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; earlier offences continue under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

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