SECTION 376A IPC - Indian Penal Code - Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim [1]

Description of IPC Section 376A

According to section 376A of Indian penal code, 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 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.

IPC 376A in Simple Words

According to section 376A of the Indian Penal Code, if a person commits an offence punishable under section 376(1) or section 376(2) and causes the death of the woman or leaves her in a persistent vegetative state, they can be punished with imprisonment for a term of at least twenty years, up to life imprisonment, or even the death penalty.