Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim

BNS IS VERY IMPORTANT LAW TO BE KNOWN BY EVERY CITIZEN OF INDIA. THE AWARENESS WILL GIVE THE POSITIVE EFFECTS

1. PUNISHMENT FOR CAUSING DEATH OR
RESLUTING IN PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE
STATE OF VICTIM

2. •THEBHARATIYANYAYASANHITA,2023ISAPPLICABLEFROM01
ST
JULY2024THOUGHOUTINDIA.
•SECTION66DESCRIBESTHEPUNISMENTSFORCAUSINGDEATHOR
RESLUTINGINPERSISTENTVEGETATIVESTATEOFVICTIM
•EVERYCITIZENSHOULDKNOWABOUTTHESAMETOCURBTHE
REPETITIVEINCIDENTSOFRAPE

3. •Section66.
•Whoever,commitsanoffencepunishableundersub-section(1)or
sub-section(2)ofsection64andinthecourseofsuchcommission
inflictsaninjurywhichcausesthedeathofthewomanorcausesthe
womantobeinapersistentvegetativestate,shallbepunishedwith
rigorousimprisonmentforatermwhichshallnotbelessthan
twentyyears,butwhichmayextendtoimprisonmentforlife,which
shallmeanimprisonmentfortheremainderofthatperson’snatural
life,orwithdeath.

4. •Section64.(1)Whoever,
•exceptinthecasesprovidedforinsub-section(2),commitsrape,
shallbepunishedwithrigorousimprisonmentofeither
descriptionforatermwhichshallnotbelessthantenyears,but
whichmayextendtoimprisonmentforlife,andshallalsobe
liabletofine.

5. •Section 64. (2) Whoever,—
•(a) being a police officer, commits rape,—
i.Withinthelimitsofthepolicestationtowhichsuchpolice
officerisappointed;or
ii.Inthepremisesofanystationhouse;or
iii.Onawomaninsuchpoliceofficer’scustodyorinthecustodyof
apoliceofficersubordinatetosuchpoliceofficer;or

6. •(b)beingapublicservant,commitsrapeonawomaninsuchpublic
servant’scustodyorinthecustodyofapublicservantsubordinateto
suchpublicservant;or
•(c)beingamemberofthearmedforcesdeployedinanareabythe
CentralGovernmentoraStateGovernmentcommitsrapeinsuch
area;or

7. •(d)beingonthemanagementoronthestaffofajail,remandhome
orotherplaceofcustodyestablishedbyorunderanylawforthetime
beinginforceorofawomen’sorchildren’sinstitution,commitsrape
onanyinmateofsuchjail,remandhome,placeorinstitution;or

8. •(e)beingonthemanagementoronthestaffofahospital,commits
rapeonawomaninthathospital;or
•(f)beingarelative,guardianorteacherof,orapersoninapositionof
trustorauthoritytowardsthewoman,commitsrapeonsuchwoman;
or

9. •(g)commitsrapeduringcommunalorsectarianviolence;or
•(h)commitsrapeonawomanknowinghertobepregnant;or
•(i)commitsrape,onawomanincapableofgivingconsent;or

10. •(j)beinginapositionofcontrolordominanceoverawoman,
commitsrapeonsuchwoman;or
•(k)commitsrapeonawomansufferingfrommentalorphysical
disability;or
•(l)whilecommittingrapecausesgrievousbodilyharmormaimsor
disfiguresorendangersthelifeofawoman;or

11. •(m) commits rape repeatedly on the same woman,
•Shallbepunishedwithrigorousimprisonmentforatermwhich
shallnotbelessthantenyears,butwhichmayextendto
imprisonmentforlife,whichshallmeanimprisonmentforthe
remainderofthatperson’snaturallife,andshallalsobeliable
tofine.

12. •Explanation.—Forthepurposesofthissub-section,—
•(a)“armedforces”meansthenaval,armyandairforcesandincludes
anymemberoftheArmedForcesconstitutedunderanylawforthe
timebeinginforce,includingtheparamilitaryforcesandanyauxiliary
forcesthatareunderthecontroloftheCentralGovernmentorthe
StateGovernment;
•(b)“hospital”meanstheprecinctsofthehospitalandincludesthe
precinctsofanyinstitutionforthereceptionandtreatmentof
personsduringconvalescenceorofpersonsrequiringmedical
attentionorrehabilitation;

13. •Explanation.—Forthepurposesofthissub-section,—
•(c)“policeofficer”shallhavethesamemeaningasassignedtothe
expression“police”underthePoliceAct,1861;
•(d)“women’sorchildren’sinstitution”meansaninstitution,whether
calledanorphanageorahomeforneglectedwomenorchildrenora
widow’shomeoraninstitutioncalledbyanyothername,whichis
establishedandmaintainedforthereceptionandcareofwomenor
children

14. •Only for awareness purpose to become a Prudent
and Awaked Citizen of India