CrPC § 359 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 359 CrPC — Order to pay costs in non-cognisable cases
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 400 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the CrPC.
The law now: BNSS 400 — 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 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.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 400 in full