AN ANALYSIS OF VICTIM COMPENSATION SCHEME
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India is country where the government is chosen by the people of India. The government work in the parliament form where the process of giving remedy of compensation, justice is decided by the judiciary. But these rights to the judiciary are given by the constitution, so to provide a right justice to the victims, bit-by-bit the legislature and the judiciary is originating the essential precepts by which compensation could be paid to the Victims of Crimes (hereinafter ‘V.O.C.’).
As for the same, the legislature on the recommendation of the judiciary as introduced a scheme,
Victim Compensation Scheme (herein after “V.C.S.”) under Criminal Procedure Code of 1973, Section 357-A by amending Criminal Procedure Code of 1973 (hereinafter Cr.P.C.) in 2009. This scheme helps the judiciary to render the compensation to the V.O.C.
The prime focus of this informative research paper would be to analyze the V.C.S. and its leading cases, as well as the history of compensation, the position prior and post to the amendment, and analysis of Section 357-A of Cr.P.C.
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