INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
318. Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
94. Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
318. Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body.--
Whoever, by secretly burying or otherwise disposing of the dead body
of a child whether such child die before or after or during its birth,
intentionally conceals or endeavors to conceal the birth of such
child, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a
term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Of hurt
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
94. Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body.—Whoever, by secretly burying or
otherwise disposing of the dead body of a child whether such child die before or after or during its birth,
intentionally conceals or endeavours to conceal the birth of such child, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023