Punishment for non-treatment of victim
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Summary
A person in charge of any hospital, public or private, who refuses or neglects to provide required treatment to a victim can be punished with up to one year imprisonment, or a fine, or both. The offence is non-cognizable, bailable and triable by a first-class Magistrate.
Example
Ravi is rushed to a private hospital after a road accident, but the hospital in-charge refuses to give emergency treatment because Ravi cannot pay immediately. The in-charge can be prosecuted and punished with up to one year imprisonment, or a fine, or both.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever, being in charge of a hospital, public or private, whether run by the Central Government, the State Government, local bodies or any other person, contravenes the provisions of section 449 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both.
BNSS Classification
- Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.
- Non-cognizable
- Bailable
- Triable by Magistrate of the first class.
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