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.
CHAPTER V OF OFFENCES AGAINST WOMAN AND CHILD · Of offences against child
Section 94: Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Corresponding IPC provision
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
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1. Section 94 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 punishes intentionally concealing the birth of a child by secretly burying or otherwise disposing of its dead body. The section applies