BNSS 400 — Order to pay costs in non-cognizable cases.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

(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  part,  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 advocate'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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