BNS Section 66 – Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim
Chapter 5: Offences Against Women and Children ·
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 66
IPC S.376A
🔒 Non-Bailable
🔍 Cognizable
⚖ Court of Session
Whoever commits rape 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 natural life or with death.
ℹ️ Classification & Key Notes
RI not less than 20 years to life or death. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Triable by Court of Session.
