Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 315 in BNS
Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive. Section 315 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive) corresponds to Section 91 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, worth 10 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
A summons to produce a document or other thing is issued under:
Answer & explanation
Section 94 BNSS
This corresponds to Section 91 CrPC. The court or officer in charge may require production of any document or thing necessary for investigation, inquiry or trial.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 312 | Causing miscarriage | 88 |
| 313 | Causing miscarriage without woman's consent | 89 |
| 314 | Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage | 90 |
| 316 | Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide | 92 |
| 317 | Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years by parent or carer | 93 |
| 318 | Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body | 94 |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free, no account needed.
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