Section 316 IPC - Death of 'Quick Unborn Child' - Quickening of an Unborn Child takes place when the Foetus starts Movement [JUDGMENT]
Penal Code, 1860 - S.316 – Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide - An offence u/s 316 is made out when any act committed by a person causes death of a quick unborn child. The quickening of an unborn child takes place when the foetus starts movement and the mother will be in a position to feel the movements of the foetus.