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.
Section 94: Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023Central Act · Act 45 of 2023
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Section | 94 |
| Marginal note | Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Judgments citing it | 4 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- CR. MISC./67101/2025 of Wakil @ Md. Wakil Vs The State of BiharPatna High Court · 2025-11-19
- CRL OP(MD)/20434/2025 of Esakkiraja Vs The State of Tamilnadu, Rep. by The Inspector of Police,Madras High Court · 2025-11-18
- MCRC/7387/2025 of RAMBHAROS YADAV Vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARHHigh Court of Chhattisgarh · 2025-11-12
- MCRC/8848/2025 of RAVI MANHAR Vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARHHigh Court of Chhattisgarh · 2025-11-12
Find the provision, not just read it
The full text above is free, and it stays free. What a free CourtMesh account adds is everything you cannot do by reading one page at a time:
- Search 49,000+ Central and State enactments by what a provision says, not by its number
- Jump from any section to every judgment that has applied it
- Search 300 million+ Indian court records alongside the statute
- Ask a research agent to find and read the case law on a provision for you
Free account. No card. About a minute to create.
Create a free accountNeed this as data, not as a page? The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is one of 49,000+ enactments on CourtMesh. The Indian court cases API serves the case law that cites these provisions over JSON, with API documentation and plans and pricing. See also the judgment library.