BNSS 397 — Treatment of victims.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

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.

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