The text is substantially unchanged
IPC Section 166B is now BNS Section 200
166B. Punishment for non-treatment of victim.
Old law
IPC §166B
166B. Punishment for non-treatment of victim.
166B. 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.
Read more: IPC §166BNew law
BNS §200
200. Punishment for non-treatment of victim.
200. 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.
Read more: BNS §200Cases registered before 1 July 2024 continue under the old code. This is educational information, not legal advice.