CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
357C. Treatment of victims
397. Treatment of victims
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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
357C. Treatment of victims.—All hospitals, public or private, whether run by the Central Government, the
State Government, local bodies or any other person, shall immediately, provide the first-aid or medical treatment,
free of cost, to the victims of any offence covered under section 326A, 376, 4[376A, 376AB, 376B, 376C, 376D,
376DA, 376DB] or section 376E of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), and shall immediately inform the police of
such incident.]
Legacy / repealed by BNSS India Code — CrPC 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
397. Treatment of victims.—All hospitals, public or private, whether run by the Central Government,
the State Government, local bodies or any other person, shall immediately, provide the first-aid or medical
treatment, free of cost, to the victims of any offence covered under section 64, section 65, section
66, section 67, section 68, section 70, section 71 or sub-section (1) of section 124 of the Bharatiya Nyaya
Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) or under sections 4, 6, 8 or section 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual
Offences Act, 2012 (32 of 2012), and shall immediately inform the police of such incident.
Current law India Code — BNSS 2023