Procedural Classification · BNSS First Schedule

Is BNS Section 66 Bailable or Non-Bailable?

Analysis of bail rules, arrest eligibility, and warrant requirements for BNS Section 66: Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).

🛡️ Bail & Arrest Summary

Person committing an

Bail Status

✕ Non-Bailable (Court discretion required)

Arrest Authority

Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)

Triable Court

Court of Session

Prescribed Punishment

Rigorous imprisonment foroffence of rape andnot less than 20 years but inflicting injury whichwhich may extend to causes death or causesimprisonment for life the woman to be in awhich shall mean persistent vegetative state.imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life or death