Section 318 Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860

Section 318 Indian Penal Code

Section 318 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is about Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body. It is under CHAPTER XVI (OF OFFENCESAFFECTINGTHE HUMAN BODY) of the Code.

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 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.