Of Offencesaffectingthe Human Body
IPC Section 316 - Causing death of quick unborn child by act a mounting to culpable homicide
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Simple language explanation
IPC Section 316 deals with causing death of quick unborn child by act a mounting to culpable homicide.
Full official legal text
316. Causing death of quick unborn child by act a mounting to culpable homicide. Whoever
does any act under such circumstances, that if he thereby caused death he would be guilty of cu lpable
homicide, and does by such act cause the death of a quick unborn child, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, an d shall also be liable to
fine.
Illustration
A, knowing that he is likely to cause the death of a pregnant woman, does an act which, if it caused the death of the woman,
would amount to culpable homicide. The woman is injured, but does not die; but the death of an unborn quick child with which
she is pregnant is thereby caused. A is guilty of the offence defined in this section.
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