Of Offencesaffectingthe Human Body
IPC Section 315 - Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or t o cause it to die after birth
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 315 deals with act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or t o cause it to die after birth.
Full official legal text
315. Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or t o cause it to die after birth
Whoever before the birth of any child does any act with the intention of thereby preventing that child
from being born alive or causing it to die after its birth, and does by such act prevent that child from being
born alive, or causes it to die after its birth, shall, if such act be not caused in good faith for the purpose of
saving the life of the mother, be punished with imprisonment of either descripti on for a term which may
extend to ten years, or with fine, or with both.
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