Indian Penal Code
IPC 315 is now BNS 91.
Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth
Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XVI
s. 315
Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it 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.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. V
s. 91
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.
Text from India Code