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Section 318

Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body

of Penal Code

ActIn forceProvision 303 of 490
Section 318

Whoever by secretly burying or otherwise disposing of the dead body of a child, whether such child dies before or after or during its birth, intentionally conceals or endeavours to conceal the birth of such child shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both.

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