BNS §66
Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim
Comparison
376A. 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 376 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.
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.
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 376A preserved character-identically as BNS 66.
Old position
IPC Section 376A is concerned with Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim.
New position
The successor provision is BNS 66 (Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim). Relationship: substantively_same. See the change-note for the operative delta.
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNS 66 (Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim) preserves the framework of IPC 376A. BNS 66 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNS 66 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...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 376A continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 66 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward in their existing frame.
Frequently asked
BNS 66. The relationship is classified as substantively_same. See the change-note above for the textual delta.
Cite this page
Newlaws.in, IPC §376A → BNS §66 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/bns/66.
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