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.
CHAPTER XVI OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY · Of the causing of Miscarriage, of Injuries to unborn Children, of the Exposure of Infants, and of the concealment of Births
Section 318: Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BNS
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
| 318. Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body. | BNS 94 |
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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