| Section | Punishment | Cognizable? | Bail | Triable by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 Person committing an offence of rape and inflicting injury which causes death or causes the woman to be in a persistent vegetative state. | Rigorous imprisonment for not less than 20 years but which may extend to imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life or death | Cognizable | Non-bailable | Court of Session |
Source: First Schedule of the BNSS 2023 (classification of offences)
Section 66 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023:Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim.
Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim.Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023
Whoever, commits an offence punishable under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 64 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, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life, or with death.