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IPC Section 166B: Punishment for non treatment of victim

Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter 9: Offences by or related to Public Servants

Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).

1Whoever, 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, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both

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1 Inserted by Section 3 of `The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013′

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Now BNS 200 (same provision). IPC → BNS converterSource: BPR&D BNS–IPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-06-28), p13

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