BRUNEI. Penal Code.
Causing of Miscarriage; Injuries to Unborn Children;
Exposure of Infants; and Concealment of Birth
312. Whoever voluntarily
causes a woman with child to miscarry shall, if such miscarriage
be not cause in good faith for the purpose of saving the life
of the woman, be punished with imprisonment of either description
for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with
both; and, if the woman be quick with child, shall be punished
with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend
to 7 years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation: A woman who
causes herself to miscarry is within the meaning of this section.
313. Whoever commits the
offence defined in the last preceding section without the consent
of the woman, whether the woman is quick with child or not, shall
be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term
which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine.
314. Whoever, with intent
to cause the miscarriage of a woman with child, does any act which
causes the death of such woman, shall be punished with imprisonment
of either description for a term which may extend to 10 years,
and shall also be liable to fine; and, if the act is done without
the consent of the woman, shall be liable to imprisonment for
15 years.
Explanation: It is not
essential to this offence that the offender should know that the
act is likely to cause death.
315. Whoever before the
birth of any child does any act with the intention of thereby
preventing that child from being born alive or causing it to die
after its birth, and does by such act prevent that child from
being born alive, or causes it to die after its birth, shall,
if such act be not caused in good faith for the purpose of saving
the life of the mother, be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to 10 years, or with fine,
or with both.
316. Whoever does any
act under such circumstances that if he thereby caused death he
would be guilty of culpable homicide, and does by such act cause
the death of a quick unborn child, shall be punished with imprisonment
of either description for a term which may extend to 10 years,
and shall also be liable to fine.
Illustration
A, knowing that he is likely to cause the death of
a pregnant woman, does an act which, if it caused the death of
the woman, would amount to culpable homicide. The woman is injured,
but does not die; but the death of an unborn quick child with
which she is pregnant is thereby caused. A is guilty of the offence
defined in this section.