Section 88 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Causing miscarriage”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
88. Causing miscarriage.—Whoever voluntarily causes a woman with child to miscarry, shall, if such miscarriage be not caused in good faith for the purpose of saving the life of the woman, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both; and, if the woman be quick with child, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. ¶
Explanation.—A woman who causes herself to miscarry, is within the meaning of this section. ¶
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