§357 — Order to pay compensation

State amendments

This section has been amended in its application to Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. The text above is the central provision and is what applies everywhere else — these amendments are law only in the State that made them.

• Karnataka[Vide Karnataka Act 27 of 1987, s. 2].Read →Hide

  Karnataka Amendments of section 357. — In section 357 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974).— (1) In section 357, in sub-section (1), after the words “the Court may” the brackets, figures and words “and where the person against whom an offence is committed belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe as defined in clauses (24) and (25) of Article 366 of the Constitution and the accused person doesn’t belong to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe the Court shall”, shall be inserted: (2) for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— “(3) When a Court imposes a sentence of which the fine does not form a part, the Court may, and where a person against whom an offence is committed belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe as defined in clauses (24) and (25) of article 366 of the Constitution and the accused person does not belong to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe, the Court shall, when passing judgment, order the accused person to pay, by way of compensation, such amount as may be specified in the order to the person who has suffered any loss or injury by reason of the act for which the accused person has been so sentenced”.
• Madhya Pradesh[Vide Madhya Pradesh Act 29 of 1978, s. 3.]Read →Hide

  Madhya Pradesh Amendment of section 357. — In section 357 of the Principal Act, — (i) In sub-section (1), for the brackets, figure and words “(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” the brackets, figure and words “(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, and where a person against whom an offence is committed belongs to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes as defined in clauses (24) and (25) and of Article 366 of the Constitution except when both the accused person and the person against whom an offence is committed belong cither to such Castes or Tribes, the Court shall, when passing judgment, order the whole or any part of the fine recovered to be applied—”shall be substituted; and (ii) for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— “(3) When Court imposes a sentence, of which fine does not form a part, the Court may, and where a person against whom an offence is committed belongs to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes as defined in clauses (24) and (25) of Article 366 of the Constitution, the Court shall when passing judgment order the accused person to pay, by way of compensation, such amount as may be specified in the order to the person who has suffered any loss or injury by reason of the act for which the accused person has been so sentenced: “Provided that the Court may not order the accused person to pay by way of compensation any amount if both the accused person and the person against whom an offence is committed belong either to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes.”
• West Bengal[Vide West Bengal Act 33 of 1985, s. 3.]Read →Hide

  West Bengal In section 357 of the principal Act,— (a) In sub-section (1), for the words and brackets “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—”, the words and brackets “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, and where the person against whom an offence has been committed belongs to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes, except when both the accused person and the person against whom an offence has been committed belong either to Scheduled Castes or to Scheduled Tribes shall, when passing judgment, order the whole or any part of the fine recovered to be applied—” shall be substituted; (b) for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— “(3) When a Court imposes a sentence, of which fine does not form a part, the Court may, and where the person against whom an offence has been committed belongs to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes, shall, when passing judgment order the accused person to pay, by way of compensation, such amount as may be specified in the order to the person who has suffered any loss or injury by reason of the act for which the accused person has been so sentenced: Provided that the Court may not order the accused person to pay by way of compensation, any amount if both the accused person and the person against whom an offence has been committed belong either to Scheduled Castes or to Scheduled Tribes.”; (c) after sub-section (5), the following Explanation shall be inserted:— ‘Explanation.—For the purposes of the section the expression “Scheduled Castes” and “Scheduled Tribes” shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in clauses (24) and (25) of Article 366 of the Constitution of India.’.

Reproduced from the same official PDF as the section above, as the amending Act words it — not a consolidated State version of the section. Check the source before relying on it.