Indian Penal Code, 1860

Section 314: Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage

Repealed. Repealed from 1 July 2024. Use it for offences committed before repeal and other liabilities, investigations or proceedings preserved by BNS section 358; do not use it as the current general penal code.

Chapter XVI — Of Offences Affecting the Human Body

314. Whoever, with intent to cause the miscarriage of a woman with child, does any act which causes the death of such woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; if act done without woman's consent.

if act done without woman's consent.--and if the act is done without the consent of the woman, shall be punished either with imprisonment for life], or with the punishment above mentioned.

Explanation.-It is not essential to this offence that the offender should know that the act is likely to cause death.

Source: official text of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.