BNS Section 89 — Causing miscarriage without woman's consent
Section 89 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
89. Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent.—Whoever commits the offence under section 88 without the consent of the woman, whether the woman is quick with child or not, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. ¶
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