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A shoots at a seven-month pregnant woman who survives but the child in her womb dies. For killing the…

Section 92 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 316 IPC) punishes causing the death of a quick unborn child by an act that would amount to culpable…

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A shoots at a seven-month pregnant woman who survives but the child in her womb dies. For killing the child A can be prosecuted for which of the following offence

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Section 92 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 316 IPC) punishes causing the death of a quick unborn child by an act that would amount to culpable homicide if it caused the mother's death, so the appropriate charge is "Causing death of a quick unborn child under section 92 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023".

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