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Art. 73 Schweizerisches Strafgesetzbuch (StGB)
StGB; Erster Teil: Verbrechen und Vergehen; Dritter Titel: Strafen und Massnahmen; Zweites Kapitel: Massnahmen; 6. Verwendung zu Gunsten des Geschädigten
Art. 73 StGB
Erleidet jemand durch ein Verbrechen oder ein Vergehen einen Schaden, der nicht durch eine Versicherung gedeckt ist, und ist anzunehmen, dass der Täter den Schaden nicht ersetzen oder eine Genugtuung nicht leisten wird, so spricht das Gericht dem Geschädigten auf dessen Verlangen bis zur Höhe des Schadenersatzes beziehungsweise der Genugtuung, die gerichtlich oder durch Vergleich festgesetzt worden sind, zu: a. die vom Verurteilten bezahlte Geldstrafe oder Busse; b. eingezogene Gegenstände und Vermögenswerte oder deren Verwertungserlös unter Abzug der Verwertungskosten; c. Ersatzforderungen; d. den Betrag der Friedensbürgschaft.
Das Gericht kann die Verwendung zu Gunsten des Geschädigten jedoch nur anordnen, wenn der Geschädigte den entsprechenden Teil seiner Forderung an den Staat abtritt.
Die Kantone sehen für den Fall, dass die Zusprechung nicht schon im Strafurteil möglich ist, ein einfaches und rasches Verfahren vor.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (334)
BGE 151 II 381 (Art. 73 al. 1 let. c CP)
Criminal compensatory claim ordered with non-deductible damages is not a deductible business expense under Swiss income tax law.
The court considered the compensatory claim under this provision to be intrinsically linked to non-deductible damages, thus not deductible.
SK.2021.4 (art. 73 al. 1 let. b CP)
Confiscation of Alias Bank Account Funds for Criminal Proceeds
Used to allocate confiscated assets to the victim G. to cover damages not covered by insurance.
SK.2025.52 (Art. 73 StGB)
Applicant's Attempt to Re-enter Criminal Confiscation Proceeding Denied.
This provision is mentioned as the underlying legal basis for the original application to assign assets, the deadline for which the applicant sought to have reinstated.
BB.2023.177 (Art. 73 StGB)
Prosecutor's premature fund assignment revoked in FIFA bribery probe.
Cited in relation to the forfeiture of assets, potentially for the benefit of victims.
BK 2025 370 · be (Art. 73 StGB)
Appeal Against Suspension of Investigation for Cybercrimes and Fraud
Cited by the appellant regarding the potential continuation of proceedings for restitution of criminal proceeds.
S1 2024 7 · zg (Art. 73 Abs. 1 StGB)
Securities Fraud and Illegal Trading Conviction Upheld on Appeal in Part
Cited in dispositive point 9.6 regarding the allocation of the confiscated claim amount to the private plaintiff H.________.
P/10294/2013 · ge (art. 73 al. 1 let. c et 2 CP)
Aggravated Fraudulent Management and Forgery Convictions Upheld After Federal Tribunal Remand
Used to allocate the compensatory claim to the complainants against cession of their claims to the State.
P/14151/2020 · ge (art. 73 al. 1 let. b CP)
Money Laundering Conviction Upheld on Basis of Fund Transfers and Concealment
Applied to allocate the compensatory claim to the private parties B.___ and C.___.
P/18329/2024 · ge (art. 70 et 73 al. 1 let. b CP)
Prostitution Encouragement, Usury, and Illegal Operation Convictions with Sequestration and Drug Charges
Basis for ordering the confiscation and allocation of assets to A_____.
SB230601 · zh (Art. 73 Abs. 1 lit. c StGB)
Appellate Affirmation of Conviction for Qualified Embezzlement and Breach of Trust by Asset Manager
The court allocated the compensation claim (Ersatzforderung) to the private plaintiffs based on this provision.
P/10904/2019 · ge (art. 73 al. 2 CP)
Partial Overturn of Habitual Fraud and Breach of Trust Conviction Based on Cohabitation Period
Mentioned in the context of allocating the compensatory claim to the victim (though the court ultimately allocated it based on precedent specific to compensation for damages).
P/11376/2022 · ge (art. 73 al.1 let. b CP)
Attempted Aggravated Armed Robbery and Weapons Offenses
Basis for confiscating sums of money and allocating them to E______ as compensation.
SB230447 · zh (Art. 73 StGB)
Fraud and Weapons Act Conviction Upheld
Used to award the compensation claim to the private prosecutor for partial coverage of her claim.
SK 2023 132 · be (Art. 73 Abs. 1 und 2 StGB)
Embezzlement Conviction Upheld, Acquittal for Aiding and Abetting Confirmed, Retirement Funds Protected
Cited in the final orders as part of the legal basis for ordering the allocation of the substitute claim proceeds to G.________.
BB.2024.46 (art. 73 al. 1 let. c CP)
Company v. Seizure of Bank Accounts in Money Laundering Investigation
Cited in the context of when the definitive pronouncement of a compensatory claim will be examined.