BNS91
BNS Section 91: Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause to die after birth
Ch V · Of Offences Against Woman and Child
Gazette p.43
Punishment punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, or with fine, or with both
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Arrest, bail & court
- Cognizable · Non-bailable · Court of Session
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS91. Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause 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.
Cite as: Section 91, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)