Indian Penal Code 1860
Section 166B :
1.[Punishment for non-treatment of victim :
(See section 200 of BNS 2023)
Classification of Offence:
Offence : Non-treatment of victim by hospital
Punishment :Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Non-cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable :Bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable :Magistrate of the First class
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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.]
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1. Ins. by Act 13 of 2013, s. 3 (w.e.f. 03-02-2013).
