IPC §166B → BNS §200

Punishment for non-treatment of victim

Substantively sameConfidence: mediumStatus: cross checkedcross statute dependency(observed)
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Old law
IPC §166B
Punishment for non-treatment of victim

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.]

New law
BNS §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.

What changedAI-inferred

IPC 166B and BNS 200 carry the hospital-in-charge-contravention-of-victim-treatment-duty offence character-identically. The 1-year imprisonment ceiling, the alternative-fine-or-both punishment, and the public/private/government/local-body hospital scope are preserved. The only change is a cross-reference update from CrPC s.357C to BNSS s.397 — pointer maintenance under the locked cross-reference-remapping doctrine.

Old position

IPC 166B is concerned with Punishment for non-treatment of victim. Punishment for non-treatment of victim

New position

BNS 200 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: 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,

IPC 166B and BNS 200 carry the hospital-in-charge-contravention-of-victim-treatment-duty offence character-identically. The 1-year imprisonment ceiling, the alternative-fine-or-both punishment, and the public/private/government/local-body hospital scope are preserved. The only change is a...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

IPC 166B and BNS 200 carry the hospital-in-charge-contravention-of-victim-treatment-duty offence character-identically. The 1-year imprisonment ceiling, the alternative-fine-or-both punishment, and the public/private/government/local-body hospital scope are preserved. The only change is a cross-reference update from CrPC s.357C to BNSS s.397 — pointer maintenance under the locked cross-reference-remapping doctrine.

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 166B continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 200 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

BNS 200 (Punishment for non-treatment of victim). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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Newlaws.in, IPC §166B → BNS §200 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-10-29, https://newlaws.in/ipc/166B.

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