Section 397.   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 122,
section 64, section 66, section 67, section 68, section 70, section 71 or section 122 of the
Bharatiya Nyaya, Sanhita, 2023 or under sections 4, 6, 8 or section 10 of the Protection of
Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, and shall immediately inform the police of such
incident.