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Indian Penal Code, 1860

Section 317

Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it

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Indian Penal Code, 1860

317. Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it

Whoever being the father or mother of a child under the age of twelve years, or having the care of such child, shall expose or leave such child in any place with the intention of wholly abandoning such child, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.

Explanation- This section is not intended to prevent the trial of the offender for murder or culpable homicide, as the case may be, if the child die in consequence of the exposure.

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The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

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Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years of age, by parent or person having care of it

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93. Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years of age, by parent or person having care of it.

Whoever being the father or mother of a child under the age of twelve years, or having the care of such child, shall expose or leave such child in any place with the intention of wholly abandoning such child, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.

Explanation.-This section is not intended to prevent the trial of the offender for murder or culpable homicide, as the case may be, if the child die in consequence of the exposure.

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93. Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it.