Sentencing Guide
BNS Section 88 Punishment Jail Term, Fines & Sentencing Guidelines
BNS Section 88: Causing miscarriage (Legacy IPC Section 312)
Statutory Classification Details
Causing miscarriage
- Bailable Status: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
- Cognizable Status: Non-cognizable (Police cannot arrest without warrant)
- Triable Court: Magistrate of the first class
- Official Punishment: Imprisonment for 3 years,or fine, or both.class. If the woman be quickImprisonment for 7 yearswith child.and fine.class