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Section 315 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
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.
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- Section 511: Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment
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- Section 52A: Harbor
- Section 125: Waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with the Government of India
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