Causing death of quick unborn child treated as culpable homicide, punishable by imprisonment and fine under the statute. The statute makes it an offence where a person does an act that would amount to culpable homicide if it caused the death of the pregnant woman, and by that act causes the death of a quick unborn child; the elements are the act amounting to culpable homicide and causation of the quick unborn child's death. The section provides punishment by imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years and liability to fine.
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Causing death of quick unborn child treated as culpable homicide, punishable by imprisonment and fine under the statute.
The statute makes it an offence where a person does an act that would amount to culpable homicide if it caused the death of the pregnant woman, and by that act causes the death of a quick unborn child; the elements are the act amounting to culpable homicide and causation of the quick unborn child's death. The section provides punishment by imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years and liability to fine.
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