Criminal Procedure Code · Updated to 1 May 2023 · Chapter XX · Trials Before the High Court
183A. Victim’s impact statement
Feedback & supportBefore the Court passes sentence according to law under section 183, the Court shall, upon the request of the victim of the offence or the victim’s family, call upon the victim or a member of the victim’s family to make a statement on the impact of the offence on the victim or his family.
Court
“Court” means the High Court, a Sessions Court, or a Magistrate’s Court of any class, as the context may require;
Where the victim or a member of the victim’s family is for any reason unable to attend the proceedings after being called by the Court under subsection (1), the Court may at its discretion admit a written statement of the victim or a member of the victim’s family.