Whoever, 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 357C of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both.]
CHAPTER IX OF OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS
Section 166B: Punishment for non-treatment of victim
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BNS
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
| 166B. Punishment for non-treatment of victim. | BNS 200 |
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1. Section 200 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 punishes a person in charge of a hospital who contravenes Section 397 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (treatment of victims). Which of the following is correct about Section 200?