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.