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The judgment on the claim for property or its value shall be included as part of the judgment for the criminal case.
Section45.Even though any case has already been instituted criminally, it does not preclude the right of the injured person to institute it civilly also.
Section46.In adjudicating upon the civil case, the court is required to adhere to the facts shown the judgment for the criminal case.
Section47.The judgment for the civil case must be in accordance with the legal provisions dealing with civil liabilities of persons, without having to consider whether or not the accused is adjudged to have committed the offence.
As regards the value of property ordered to be paid by the accused to the injured person, the court shall designate it in accordance with the true value. As for the amount of compensation which the injured person will receive, the court shall designate it in accordance with the injury, but it must not exceed that which is applied for.
Section48.When a court adjudges that property be returned but its owner is not yet known, the authority taking care of it shall return it to its owner after the owner is known.
