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State of Jammu-Kashmir - Section

Section 545C in Jammu and Kashmir Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2013

545C. Treatment of victims. - All hospitals, public or private, whether run by the Central Government, the State Government, local bodies or any other person, shall immediately, provide the first-aid or medical treatment, free of cost, to the victims of any offence covered under section 326A, 376, 376A, 376B, 376C, 376D or section 376E of the Penal Code and shall immediately inform the police of such incident.

Explanation:- The expression "hospital" means the precincts of the hospital and includes the precincts of any institution for the reception and treatment of victims during convalescence or of victims requiring medical attention or rehabilitation or medical examination or pathological tests."