Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Section 166B

IPC 166B in BNS: Section 200

Section 166B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 corresponds to Section 200 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. IPC 166B deals with punishment for non-treatment of victim. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the IPC. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Indian Penal Code

IPC 166B is now BNS 200.

Punishment for non-treatment of victim

Carried over
82% of the old wording kept
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. IX
s. 166B
Punishment for non-treatment of victim
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.]
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. XII
s. 200
Punishment for non-treatment of victim.
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 397 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Text from India Code
Old classification · CrPC First Schedule, for IPC 166B
CognizableNon-cognizable
BailableBailable
PunishmentImprisonment for 1 year or fine or both.
Triable byMagistrate of the first class.
For an offence under the BNS, check the First Schedule of the BNSS.
Judgments on s. 166B IPCBNS 200 on India Code Source: NCRB section table
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