Treatment of victims 1
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Summary
All hospitals, public or private, must immediately give free first-aid and medical treatment to victims of acid attacks and the specified sexual offences. The duty applies as soon as a victim arrives or is brought in. The hospital must also immediately inform the police about the incident.
Example
Priya is brought to a private hospital after an acid attack. The hospital must immediately give her free first-aid and medical treatment and must at once 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 326A, 376, 376A, 376AB, 376B, 376C, 376D, 376DA, 376DB or section 376E of the Indian Penal Code, and shall immediately inform the police of such incident2.
1 Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013
2 Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018
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