Section 318 of IPC

Section 318 of IPC 1860: Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body

Section 318 of IPC  1860

Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body-Indian Penal Code

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.

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