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BNSS, 2023
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BNSSChapter XXIXSection 397
Section397

Treatment of victims

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All hospitals must immediately give free first-aid and medical treatment to victims of the listed sexual and related offences. This applies to public and private hospitals run by the Centre, State, local bodies or any other person. Hospitals must also immediately inform the police about the incident.

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Meera is brought to a private hospital after being sexually assaulted. The hospital must immediately provide first-aid and medical treatment free of cost and must immediately inform the police about the incident.

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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 or under sections 4, 6, 8 or section 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, and shall immediately inform the police of such incident.

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XXIX

Chapter XXIX

The Judgment

In this chapter

  • 392Judgment
  • 393Language and contents of judgment
  • 394Order for notifying address of previously convicted offender
  • 395Order to pay compensation
  • 396Victim Compensation scheme
  • 397Treatment of victims
  • 398Witness protection scheme
  • 399Compensation to persons groundlessly arrested
  • 400Order to pay costs in non-cognizable cases
  • 401Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition
  • 402Special reasons to be recorded in certain cases
  • 403Court not to alter judgment
  • 404Copy of judgment to be given to accused and other persons
  • 405Judgment when to be translated
  • 406Court of Session to send copy of finding and sentence to District Magistrate
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