Author: ShivamSonkar

Introduction Victimology, as an integral field within criminal justice, meticulously explores the experiences and rights of crime victims while shaping legal, policy, and rehabilitation responses to ensure their dignity and justice are restored. This article investigates key victimology theories including victim precipitation, lifestyle, deviant place, and routine activity articulating their relevance with real-world examples and contextual analysis. It further examines statutory frameworks in India, highlighting crucial compensation provisions across the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), NALSA, DLSA, Probation of Offenders Act, Motor Vehicles Act, and the recent BNSS 2023, with a special focus on schemes benefiting acid attack and rape…