Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015

Section 336 - Restoration of possession of immovable property

(1) Where a defendant is convicted of an offence carried out by criminal force, and it appears to the court that by that force a victim has been dispossessed of any immovable property, the court may, if it deems fit, order the possession of the property to be restored to the victim.

(2) An order under this section shall not prejudice any right or interest to or in the immovable property which a victim, including the convict, may be able to establish in a civil suit.

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