Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 357A in BNSS
Victim compensation scheme. Section 357A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Victim compensation scheme) corresponds to Section 396 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, worth 10 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
A victim compensation scheme is required to be prepared by the State Government in coordination with the Central Government under:
Answer & explanation
Section 396 BNSS
This corresponds to Section 357A CrPC. Compensation may be awarded even where the accused is not traced or identified but the victim needs rehabilitation.
Victim compensation schemes are provided for under:
Answer & explanation
Section 396 BNSS, requiring every State to prepare a scheme
The scheme operates independently of conviction; compensation on conviction is separate, under § 395.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 353 | Judgment | 392 |
| 354 | Language and contents of judgment | 393 |
| 357 | Order to pay compensation | 395 |
| 357C | Treatment of victims | 398 |
| 360 | Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition | 401 |
| 362 | Court not to alter judgment | 403 |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free, no account needed.
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