Section 9
Compensation
9. Compensation: (1) If a person is convicted of an offence under this Act, the court may order the offender to provide compensation to the victim in a sum not exceeding two hundred thousand rupees.
(2) If the offender has caused any physical harm or loss to the victim, the court may, one the basis of the nature of such harm or loss, order the offender to provide medical treatment cost or reasonable cost for additional damage or harm to the victim.
(3) If it is not possible to have the amount referred to in sub-section (1) or (2) recovered from the offender at the moment, such amount shall be recovered from the victim relief fund in accordance with the prevailing law, and the amount so recovered shall be recovered from the concerned offender and reimbursed into that fund.
(2) If the offender has caused any physical harm or loss to the victim, the court may, one the basis of the nature of such harm or loss, order the offender to provide medical treatment cost or reasonable cost for additional damage or harm to the victim.
(3) If it is not possible to have the amount referred to in sub-section (1) or (2) recovered from the offender at the moment, such amount shall be recovered from the victim relief fund in accordance with the prevailing law, and the amount so recovered shall be recovered from the concerned offender and reimbursed into that fund.