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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, a person does an act in circumstances such that causing a…

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

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, a person does an act in circumstances such that causing a person’s death by that act would constitute culpable homicide. The act causes the death of a quick unborn child while the pregnant woman survives. Which offence specifically addresses the unborn child’s death?

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Section 92 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 316 IPC) specifically punishes causing the death of a quick unborn child through an act that would amount to culpable homicide if it caused a person's death. Its illustration expressly covers the pregnant woman surviving while the unborn child dies.

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