IPC Section 376A

Indian Penal Code

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S. 376 A

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

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Whoever, commits an offence punishable under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 376 and in the course of such commission inflicts an injury which causes the death1 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.

1 Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013

Classification u/schedule 1 CrPC

Offence

Punishment

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 20 years to Imprisonment for Natural-Life or Death

Cognizance

Bail

Triable By

Cognizable

Non-bailable

Court of Session

Composition u/s 320 CrPC

Offence is NOT listed under Compoundable Offences

By Raman Devgan
Updated: 31 Oct 2022
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