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(1) In the scheme, unless the context otherwise requires:— (a) "Code" means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974); (c) “dependent” includes husband, father, mother, grandparents, unmarried daughter and minor children of the victim as determined by the State Legal Services Authority or District Legal Services Authority on the basis of the report of the Sub- Divisional Magistrate of the concerned area/ Station House Officer/Investigating Officer or on the basis of material placed on record by the dependents by way of affidavit or on its own enquiry ; (d) "District Legal Services Authority" means the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA)constituted under section 9 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987(Central Act 39 of 1987); (e) “Form” means form appended to the scheme ; (f) "Fund' means State fund” i.e. victim compensation fund constituted under the State Victim Compensation Scheme; (b) “Central Fund” means funds received from Central Victim Compensation Fund Scheme, 2015; (0) "Women Victim Compensation Fund" means a fund Short title and Commencement and application. Definitions. Haryana Victim Compensation Scheme (2020) 71 segregated for disbursement for women victim, out of State Victim Compensation Fund and Central Fund. [Within the State Victim Compensation Fund, a separate Bank Account shall be maintained as a portion of that larger fund which shall contain the funds contributed under Central Victim Compensation Fund Scheme by MHA, Government of India contributed from Nirbhaya Fund apart from funds received from the State Victim Compensation Fund which shall be utilised only for victims covered under this Chapter]. (g) "Government" means 'State Government' wherever the State Victim Compensation Scheme or the State Victim Compensation Fund is in context and 'Central Government' wherever Central Government Victim Compensation Fund Scheme is in context and includes UTs; (h) "injury" means any harm caused to body or mind of a female (i) "Minor" means a girl child who has not completed the age of eighteen years; (j) "offence" means offence committed against women punishable under Indian Panel Code 1860 (Central Act 45 of 1860) or any other law ; (k) "Penal Code" means Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act 45 of 1860); (1) “Schedule” means Schedule appends to this scheme ; (m) "State Legal Services Authority" means the State Legal Services Authority(SLSA), as defined in section 6 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (Central Act 39 of 1987); (n) "Sexual Assault Victims" means female who has suffered mental or physical injury or both as a result of sexual offence including sections 354 (A) to 354 (D), section 376 (A) to 376 (E) and section 509 of the Penal Code; (p) "Woman Victim/ survivor of other crime" means a woman who has suffered physical or mental injury as a result of any offence mentioned in the attached Schedule including sections 304 B, Section 326A, section 498A of the Penal Code (in case of physical injury of the nature specified in the schedule) including the attempts and abetment; Haryana Victim Compensation Scheme (2020) 72 (2) Words and expressions used but not defined in this scheme shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974) and the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act 45 of 1860).