IPC Section 318 — Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
the causing miscarriage, injuries to unborn children, the exposure infants, and the concealment births
Criminal
Punishment
Imprisonment up to 2 years, or fine, or both
As the section puts it: “shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both”
Summary
If a person secretly buries or gets rid of the dead body of a child, whether the child died before, during, or after birth, and does so to hide or try to hide the fact that the child was born, that person can be punished. The punishment can be imprisonment for up to two years, a fine, or both.
Official Text
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.
Related Judgments
- Smt.Ratna Nathuram Kadam; Alka Shiva Ghanekar. vs The State of Maharashtra — Bombay High Court (Mumbai Principal Seat) (2010)
- XYZ vs Union of India and ors — Bombay High Court (Mumbai Principal Seat) (2019)
- Paneerselvam vs State represented by, The Inspector of Police,, Chinnamanoor Police St — Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) (2017)
Old <-> New Code Mapping
- BNS §94 — Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
