Lawgist358Compensation to persons groundlessly arrested
(1) Whenever any person causes a police officer to arrest another person, if it appears to the Magistrate by whom the case is heard that there was no sufficient ground for causing such arrest, the Magistrate may award such compensation, not exceeding 1[one thousand rupees], to be paid by the person so causing the arrest to the person so arrested, for his loss of time and expenses in the matter, as the Magistrate thinks fit.
(2) In such cases, if more persons than one are arrested, the Magistrate may, in like manner, award to each of them such compensation, not exceeding 1 [one thousand rupees], as such Magistrate thinks fit.
(3) All compensation awarded under this section may be recovered as if it were a fine, and, if it cannot be so recovered, the person by whom it is payable shall be sentenced to simple imprisonment for such term not exceeding thirty days as the Magistrate directs, unless such sum is sooner paid.
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1. Subs. by Act 25 of 2005, s. 30, for "one hundred rupees" (w.e.f. 23-6-2006).
- 353 Judgment
- 354 Language and contents of judgment
- 355 Metropolitan Magistrate's judgment
- 356 Order for notifying address of previously convicted offender
- 357 Order to pay compensation
- 357A Victim compensation scheme
- 357B Compensation to be in addition to fine under section 326A or section 376D of Indian Penal Code
- 357C Treatment of victims
- 358 Compensation to persons groundlessly arrested
- 359 Order to pay costs in non-cognizable cases
- 360 Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition
- 361 Special reasons to be recorded in certain cases
- 362 Court not to alter judgment
- 363 Copy of judgment to be given to the accused and other persons
- 364 Judgment when to be translated
- 365 Court of Session to send copy of finding and sentence to District Magistrate
