Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
Section 91
Whoever before the birth of any child does any act with the intention of thereby
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intent to preventing that child from being born alive or causing it to die after its birth, and does by prevent child such act prevent that child from being born alive, or causes it to die after its birth, shall, if being born such act be not caused in good faith for the purpose of saving the life of the mother, be alive or to cause to die punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, after birth. or with fine, or with both. Causing death