Expenses of Complainants and witnesses
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Summary
Subject to rules made by the State Government, a Criminal Court may order the Government to pay the reasonable expenses of any complainant or witness who attends for an inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Sanhita. The court makes such an order only if it thinks fit. The payment is borne by the Government.
Example
Priya has to travel overnight to another town to attend as a witness in a trial under this Sanhita and pays for travel and lodging. If the court thinks it appropriate and State rules permit, it may order the Government to reimburse her reasonable expenses. The money would be paid from Government funds.
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Enacted textSubject to any rules made by the State Government, any Criminal Court may, if it thinks fit, order payment, on the part of the Government, of the reasonable expenses of any complainant or witness attending for the purposes of any inquiry, trial or other proceeding before such Court under this Sanhita.
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