Death from intentional miscarriage punished by imprisonment or life sentence and fine, with unconsented acts attracting harsher penalty. The provision penalises anyone who, with intent to cause miscarriage, does any act that causes the death of a pregnant woman, subjecting the actor to imprisonment and fine; where the act is done without the woman's consent, the offence may be punishable with life imprisonment or the alternative punishment. The statute explains that it is not essential that the offender know the act was likely to cause death.
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Death from intentional miscarriage punished by imprisonment or life sentence and fine, with unconsented acts attracting harsher penalty.
The provision penalises anyone who, with intent to cause miscarriage, does any act that causes the death of a pregnant woman, subjecting the actor to imprisonment and fine; where the act is done without the woman's consent, the offence may be punishable with life imprisonment or the alternative punishment. The statute explains that it is not essential that the offender know the act was likely to cause death.
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