Section 317 of IPC 1860: Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it
Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it-Indian Penal Code
Whoever being the father or mother of a child under the age of twelve years, or having the care of such child, shall expose or leave such child in any place with the intention of wholly abandoning such child, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.