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While deciding a matter, the State Legal Services Authority/District Legal Services Authority may take into consideration the following factors relating to the loss or injury suffered by the victim: (1) Gravity of the offence and severity of mental or physical harm or injury suffered by the victim; (2) Expenditure incurred or likely to be incurred on the medical treatment for physical and/or mental health including counselling of the victim, funeral, travelling during investigation/ inquiry/ trial (other than diet money); (3) Loss of educational opportunity as a consequence of the offence, including absence from school/college due to mental trauma, bodily injury, medical treatment, investigation and trial of the offence, or any other reason; (4) Loss of employment as a result of the offence, including absence from place of employment due to mental trauma, bodily injury, medical treatment, investigation and trial of the offence, or any other reason; (5) The relationship of the victim to the offender, if any; (6) Whether the abuse was a single isolated incidence or whether the abuse took place over a period of time; (7) Whether victim became pregnant as a result of the offence, whether she had to undergo Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP)/ give birth to a child, including rehabilitation needs of such child; (8) Whether the victim contracted a sexually transmitted disease (STD) as a result of the offence; (9) Whether the victim contracted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as a result of the offence; (10) Any disability suffered by the victim as a result of the offence; (11) Financial condition of the victim against whom the offence has been committed so as to determine her need for rehabilitation and re-integration needs of the victim. (12) In case of death, the age of deceased, her monthly income, number of dependents, life expectancy, future promotional/growth prospects etc. (13) Or any other factor which the SLSA/DLSA may consider just and sufficient.