Treatment of victims
AI Assist
Summary
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.
Example
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.
Bare Act
Enacted textAll 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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