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The Supreme Court held that the payment of victim compensation under Section 357 CrPC cannot be a consideration or a ground for reducing the sentence imposed upon the accused.

The Court held thus in appeals challenging the judgment of the High Court in which the issues raised were the same and the parties were also the same.

The two-Judge Bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra observed, “The provision of Section 357 recognizes the aforesaid and is victim centric in nature. It has nothing to do with the convict or the sentence passed.

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The spotlight is on the victim only. The object of victim compensation is to rehabilitate those who have suffered any loss or injury by the offence which has been committed. Payment of victim compensation cannot be a consideration or a ground for reducing the sentence imposed upon the accused as victim compensation is not a punitive measure and only restitutory in nature and thus, has no bearing with the sentence that has been