Section 397 · Treatment of victims
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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.
Under the old law
BNSS 397CRPC 357C
357C. Treatment of victims.
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Related sections of law
- RelatedBNS §10Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, judgment stating that it is doubtful of which.
- RelatedBNS §124Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.
- RelatedBNS §4Punishments.
- RelatedBNS §64Punishment for rape.
- RelatedBNS §65Punishment for rape in certain cases.
- RelatedBNS §66Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim.
- RelatedBNS §67Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation.
- RelatedBNS §68Sexual intercourse by a person in authority.
- RelatedBNS §70Gang rape.
- RelatedBNS §71Punishment for repeat offenders.