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Section 93 - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Of offences against child
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.
Related Sections
- Section 181: Making or Possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes
- Section 313: Punishment for belonging to gang of robbers, etc
- Section 186: Prohibition of Fictitious stamps
- Section 161: Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office
- Section 165: Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
Related Acts
- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015
- Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
- Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
- Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Act, 2017
* Only for reference.