3. Ensure that while awarding compensation under S.357(3), its powers to award compensation to the victim are much wider, because they are not subject to the quantum of fine recoverable as per the relevant punishing section. S.265E(a) 4. Ensure that where the accused has preferred a plea-bargaining under S.265 B and a mutually satisfactory disposition agreement is made, the Court shall award the compensation to the victim in accordance with the disposition. S.359 (1) Cr. P.C 5. Ensure that in non-cognizable cases on conviction of the accused, an order for payment of reasonable cost to the complainant can be made. S.5 of the Probation 6. of Offenders Act, 1958 Ensure that the Court directing the release of the offender under Ss.3 or 4 of the P.O. Act, may, if it thinks fit, direct the accused to pay compensation and cost to the victim of the crime. Rule 9 of POCSO Rules, 2020 In appropriate cases, on its own or on an application filed by or on behalf of the child, taking into account all relevant factors relating to the loss or injury caused to the victim like type of abuse, gravity of the offence and the severity of the mental or physical harm or injury suffered by the child, loss of educational opportunity as a consequence of the offence, etc., pass an order for compensation/interim compensation to meet the needs of the child for relief or rehabilitation at any stage after registration of the First Information Report, where the accused is convicted, or where the case ends in acquittal or discharge, or the accused is not traced or identified, and in the 46 7.