5. Power of court to require released offenders to pay compensation and costs.—(1) The court directing the release of an offender under section 3 or section 4, may, if it thinks fit, make at the same time a further order directing him to pay— (a) such compensation as the court thinks reasonable for loss or injury caused to any person by the commission of the offence; and (b) such costs of the proceedings as the court thinks reasonable. (2) The amount ordered to be paid under sub-section (1) may be recovered as a fine in accordance with the provisions of sections 386 and 387 of the Code. (3) A civil court trying any suit, arising out of the same matter for which the offender is prosecuted, shall take into account any amount paid or recovered as compensation under sub-section (1) in awarding damages.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Power of court to release certain offenders after admonition.Section 4 · Power of court to release certain offenders on probation of good conduct.Section 6 · Restrictions on imprisonment of offenders under twenty-one years of age.Section 7 · Report of probation officer to be confidential.Section 8 · Variation of conditions of probation.Section 9 · Procedure in case of offender failing to observe conditions of bond.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 23 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.