BNS94
BNS Section 94: Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
Ch V · Of Offences Against Woman and Child
Gazette p.43
Punishment punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both
Copied verbatim from the section text below.
Arrest, bail & court
- Cognizable · Bailable · Magistrate of the first class
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS94. Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body.— 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.
Cite as: Section 94, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)