Under Section 396(5) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, upon receipt of a recommendation…

Under Section 396 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 357A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973), every State Government in co-ordination with the Central Government must prepare a Victim Compensation Scheme. Under Section 396(2), the District Legal Service Authority or the State Legal Service Authority decides the quantum of compensation, and under Section 396(5), upon receipt of the Court's recommendation or an application under sub-section (4) (where the offender is not traced or identified and no trial takes place), the State or the District Legal Services Authority shall, after due enquiry, award adequate compensation by completing the enquiry within two months. The other time periods are incorrect.