Miscarriage, a failure of justice. See 29 Car. 2, c. 3, s. 4. See also ABORTION.
It means expulsion of the contents of a pregnant uterus at any period prior to or during the twenty-sixth week of pregnancy but does not include any miscarriage, the causing of which is punishable under the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860). [Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (53 of 1961), s. 3 (j)]
--means the expulsion of the product of conception before the 28th week of conception, Mahendra v. Sushila, AIR 1965 SC 364 (391).
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