This section covers causing miscarriage in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003).
Of causing miscarriage, etc. Causing miscarriage. Whoever voluntarily causes a woman with child to miscarry, shall, if such miscarriage be not caused in good faith for the purpose of saving the life of the woman, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both; and, if the woman be quick with child, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation—A woman who causes herself to miscarry, is within the meaning of this section.
What was the old IPC code for Section 88 of BNS 2023?
In the Indian Penal Code, causing miscarriage was covered in S. 312.