## IPC 315

### IPC 315 — Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth
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> 315. Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to 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 description for a term which may
extend to ten years, or with fine, or with both.
316. Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide.-Whoever
does any act under such circumstances, that if he thereby caused death he would be guilty of culpable
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, and 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.