Section 372 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos

Section 372 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Compensation to Victim in Judgment. It provides as follows:

(1) Notwithstanding the limit of its civil or criminal jurisdiction, a court has power
in delivering its judgment to award to a victim commensurate compensation by
the defendant or any other person or the State.

(2) The Court in considering the award of compensation to the victim may call
for additional evidence to enable it determine the quantum of compensation
to award under subsection (1) of this section.

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