IPC § 318 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 318 IPC — Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 94 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 94 — 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.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 94 in full