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Section 318 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
318. Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
Whoever, by secretly burying or otherwise disposing of the death 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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Related Sections
- Section 69: Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine
- Section 200: Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false
- Section 224: Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension
- Section 420: Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property
- Section 5: Certain laws not to be affected by this Act
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