IPC § 316 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 316 IPC — Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 92 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 92 — 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.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 92 in full