Article 44: How and when restitution is claimed
Statutory text (Thai original)
การเรียกทรัพย์สินหรือราคาคืนตามมาตราก่อน พนักงานอัยการจะขอรวมไปกับคดีอาญาหรือจะยื่นคำร้องในระยะใดระหว่างที่คดีอาญากำลังพิจารณาอยู่ในศาลชั้นต้นก็ได้คำพิพากษาในส่วนเรียกทรัพย์สินหรือราคาให้รวมเป็นส่วนหนึ่งแห่งคำพิพากษาในคดีอาญา
English translation
The claim for return of the property or its value under the preceding section may be included by the public prosecutor together with the criminal case, or may be filed by motion at any time while the criminal case is being tried in the Court of First Instance. The judgment on the part claiming the property or its value shall form part of the judgment in the criminal case.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 44 is the procedural companion to section 43. It fixes two things: the timing window, from the charge itself up to any point while the case is before the Court of First Instance, and the form of the result, since the restitution ruling is merged into the criminal judgment rather than issued separately. In practice the trial court, when it convicts, will decide in the same judgment that seized property be returned to the injured person, drawing on this section together with section 186(9) on the contents of a judgment. Compensation for personal injury or other loss beyond return of property runs on a separate track under section 44/1.
Why this matters in practice
The window to add a restitution claim stays open only while the case is in the Court of First Instance, so it is not something to leave until appeal. If you are the victim and want your property or its value back, confirm early that the prosecutor has actually included the claim, because the court's power to order return depends on it being properly before the court. Where you also want compensation for other losses, note that comes under a different section and has its own deadline, so it is sensible to plan both at the start, ideally with input from a Thai lawyer.
Décisions de la Cour suprême interprétant cette section
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Arrêt de la Cour suprême n° 1336/2564 (2021)
If the facts show the defendants stole the co-plaintiff's property, the court must rule in its judgment that the property be returned to the co-plaintiff, under Section 186(9) read with Section 44.
The Court explained that where the facts establish the defendants jointly stole the co-plaintiff's property, the judgment must include a ruling that the seized property be returned to the co-plaintiff, applying Section 186(9) together with Section 44. A third party who claims to be the true owner cannot intervene in the criminal case and must instead sue civilly under Section 48.
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Arrêt de la Cour suprême n° 1037/2568 (2025)
A court cannot award compensation, such as loss of use, that was not properly claimed under Sections 43, 44 and 44/1, even if the defendant agreed to pay it.
The co-plaintiff had joined the case but did not file a motion seeking damages. The Court held it could not order the defendant to pay loss-of-use compensation, even though the defendant agreed to it, because that would not comply with Sections 43, 44 and 44/1; the award limited to the value of the motorcycle was correct.
Curated decisions with case numbers verified against the Supreme Court database. English renderings are the firm's editorial translation for study.
Cité dans 22 décisions de la Cour suprême (1947 à 2025)
Décisions de citation sélectionnées
- Décision 1037/2568 (2025)
- Décision 1336/2564 (2021)
- Decision 2412/2562 (2019)
- Decision 7280-7281/2558 (2015)
- Decision 3659/2556 (2013)
- Decision 1439/2551 (2008)
- Decision 3979/2549 (2006)
- Decision 3973/2549 (2006)
Cette liste est sélectionnée automatiquement, en privilégiant les jugements qui reposent sur cet article plutôt que sur ceux qui se contentent de le citer lors du prononcé de la peine. Elle n'a pas encore été examinée par le cabinet.
Le plus souvent cité aux côtés de
- Article 43 16
- Article 78 du Code pénal thaïlandais 6
- Article 50 6
- Thai Penal Code s. 341 5
- Article 47 5
- Article 83 du Code pénal thaïlandais 5
Sections qui apparaissent le plus souvent dans les mêmes jugements que celui-ci. Le chiffre correspond au nombre de décisions.
Calculé sur l'ensemble du corpus de 83 652 décisions de la Cour suprême du cabinet, de 1921 à 2026. Le décompte est exhaustif ; la plage d'années indiquée élimine les valeurs aberrantes rares afin de refléter la répartition réelle des citations. Ces chiffres sont calculés par nos soins et ne constituent pas des statistiques officielles de la Cour. Comment nous les comptons et ce que nous avons mesuré
Foire aux questions
À quel moment le procureur peut-il ajouter une demande de restitution de biens volés ?
À tout moment pendant que l’affaire pénale est jugée devant le tribunal de première instance, soit inclus dans l’accusation, soit ultérieurement par requête en vertu de l’article 44.
La restitution fait-elle l'objet d'un jugement distinct ?
Non. Aux termes de l'article 44, la décision relative à la restitution du bien ou de sa valeur fait partie du jugement pénal et non d'une décision distincte.
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