CrPC Section 359: Order to pay costs in non-cognizable cases

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter 27: The Judgement

Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).

359. Order to pay costs in non-cognizable cases.- (1) Whenever any complaint of a non-cognizable offence is made to a Court, the Court, if it convicts the accused, may, in addition to the penalty imposed upon him, order him to pay to the complainant, in whole or in pan, the cost incurred by him in the prosecution, and may further order that in default of payment, the accused shall suffer simple imprisonment for a period not exceeding thirty days and such costs may include any expenses incurred in respect of process-fees witnesses and pleader's fees which the Court may consider reasonable.


(2) An order under this section may also be made by an Appellate Court or by the High Court or Court of Session when exercising its powers of revision.

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