Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 66
Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim
In one line
BNS Section 66 deals with punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim and replaces IPC 376A.
Punishment, bail and court
| Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizable | Bailable | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Person committing an offence of rape and inflicting injury which causes death or causes the woman to be in a persistent vegetative state. | Rigorous imprisonment for not less than 20 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life or death. | Cognizable. | Non-bailable. | Court of Session. |
Source: First Schedule to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The punishment column is the Schedule’s summary; the section text below is what prescribes the punishment. Classification decides procedure (arrest, bail as of right, which court), not the result of any particular case.
Bare act text — BNS 66
66. Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim.
Whoever, commits an offence punishable under sub-section
(1) or sub-section
(2) of section 64 and in the course of such commission inflicts an injury which causes the death of the woman or causes the woman to be in a persistent vegetative state, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than twenty years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life, or with death.
Frequently asked
What was BNS Section 66 in the IPC?
BNS Section 66 (Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim) replaces Section 376A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC 376A is now BNS 66.
What is the punishment under BNS 66?
Person committing an offence of rape and inflicting injury which causes death or causes the woman to be in a persistent vegetative state – punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than twenty years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life, or with death. Under the First Schedule to the BNSS, 2023 it is cognizable and non-bailable, triable by court of Session.
Is BNS 66 bailable?
Non-bailable: BNS 66. Bail in a non-bailable offence is at the court's discretion; the classification decides procedure, not the outcome of a particular bail application.
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Nearby BNS sections
- BNS 61 — Criminal conspiracy
- BNS 62 — Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment
- BNS 63 — Rape
- BNS 64 — Punishment for rape
- BNS 65 — Punishment for rape in certain cases
- BNS 67 — Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation
- BNS 68 — Sexual intercourse by a person in authority
- BNS 69 — Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc
- BNS 70 — Gang rape
- BNS 71 — Punishment for repeat offenders