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IPC SECTIONS RELEVANT IN HOSPITAL VIOLENCE


IMA STRONGLY condemns the violence against hospitals, staff& Doctors. IMA earnestly appealing to all police station house officers to file hospital violence cases under following sections. Adding to it, police could file cases as per the A.P. state medical protection act no11 of 2008.

Hospital violence cases should be booked under cognizable and non-bailable criminal sections. The property loss should be compensated under revenue recovery act.

S.NO.
ACTS
IPC SECTIONS
PUNISHMENT
1
Interruption in working of hospital
353
2 yrs Rigorous imprisonment

2
Misbehaving with duty doctor, nurses, staff in  hospital.

504
2 yrs Rigorous imprisonment

3
Abusing within the premises ward boy/girl  of hospital
504
2 yrs Rigorous imprisonment

4
Threatening the doctor, staff, nurses, ward boy/girl
in any manner

506
3 yrs to 7yrs of  Rigorous
 imprisonment
5
ASSAULT on  doctor, staff, nurses, ward boy/girl
in any manner

332 &333
3 yrs to 10yrs of  Rigorous
 imprisonment
6
Destruction of hospital property
427
3 yrs  Rigorous
 imprisonment
7
Mobbing inside the hospital
141&143
6 months  Rigorous
 imprisonment

All sections amounting of punishment of 2yrs or more are non bailable. 
loss of hospital property should be compensated 3times the loss occured.

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