Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 397
Treatment of victims
In one line
BNSS Section 397 deals with treatment of victims and replaces CrPC 357C.
Bare act text — BNSS 397
397. Treatment of victims.
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.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 357C → BNSS 397: BNS sections replace corresponding IPC sections.
- CrPC 357C → BNSS 397: "under sections 4, 6, 8 or section 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 " is added.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 397 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 397 (Treatment of victims) replaces Section 357C of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 357C is now BNSS 397.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 392 — Judgment
- BNSS 393 — Language and contents of judgment
- BNSS 394 — Order for notifying address of previously convicted offender
- BNSS 395 — Order to pay compensation
- BNSS 396 — Victim compensation scheme
- BNSS 398 — Witness protection scheme
- BNSS 399 — Compensation to persons groundlessly arrested
- BNSS 400 — Order to pay costs in non-cognizable cases
- BNSS 401 — Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition
- BNSS 402 — Special reasons to be recorded in certain cases