BNS Section 66 — Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim

Summary

Whoever commits an offence punishable under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 64, and in the course of committing that offence inflicts an injury that causes the death of the woman or causes her to be in a persistent vegetative state, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term of not less than twenty years, which may extend to imprisonment for life (meaning imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life), or with death.

Official Text

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.

Sections referred to

• BNS §64 — Punishment for rape

Referred to by

• BNS §71 — Punishment for repeat offenders
• BNS §72 — Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etc
• BNS §199 — Public servant disobeying direction under law
• BNSS §21 — Courts by which offences are triable
• BNSS §173 — Information in cognizable cases
• BNSS §180 — Examination of witnesses by police
• BNSS §193 — Report of police officer on completion of investigation
• BNSS §346 — Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings
• BNSS §366 — Court to be open

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• IPC §376A — Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim