Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003) – Section 89

This section covers causing miscarriage without woman’s consent in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003).

Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent. Whoever commits the offence under section 88 without the consent of the woman, whether the woman is quick with child or not, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

What was the old IPC code for Section 89 of BNS 2023?

In the Indian Penal Code, causing miscarriage without woman’s consent was covered in S. 313.

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