CRPC §357B → BNSS §397
Compensation to be in addition to fine under section 326A or section 376D of Indian Penal Code
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2[357B. Compensation to be in addition to fine under section 326A or section 376D of Indian Penal Code.—The compensation payable by the State Government under section 357A shall be in addition to the payment of fine to the victim 3[under section 326A, section 376AB, section 376D, section 376DA and section 376DB of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860)].
397. 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 or under sections 4, 6, 8 or section 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, and shall immediately inform the police of such incident.
What changedAI-inferred
Compensation to be in addition to fine — BNSS 397 expands and codifies.
Old position
CrPC 357B is concerned with Compensation to be in addition to fine under section 326A or section 376D of Indian Penal Code. 2[357B
New position
BNSS 397 modifies the framework. Topic: Treatment of victims. 32 of 2012.. 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
BNSS 397 modifies CrPC 357B. Compensation to be in addition to fine — BNSS 397 expands and codifies. BNSS 397 text: 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...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
The mapping crpc-357B -> bnss-397 does not, on the supplied bare-act extracts, reflect a successor relationship. CrPC 357B made the compensation payable by the State under section 357A in addition to the fine payable under the IPC sexual-offence sections. BNSS 397 deals with a wholly different subject: a duty on hospitals (public or private) to provide first-aid or medical treatment free of cost to victims of specified BNS sexual offences (s.64, s.65, s.66, s.67, s.68, s.70, s.71 or s.124(1)). The operative subject matter, addressee class, and trigger all differ; no shared operative spine is textually visible. If the compensation-in-addition-to-fine rule of CrPC 357B is later text-located in another BNSS section, this edge may be reclassified to repealed_partly_relocated.
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 357B continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 397 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
Frequently asked
BNSS 397 (Treatment of victims. 32 of 2012.). The relationship is classified as modified — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, CRPC §357B → BNSS §397 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/crpc/357B.
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