BNS Section 93: Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it
Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 317
Procedural Classification Summary
Exposure of a child under
Bailable: Bailable (Bail is a legal right — granted at police station)
Cognizable: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
Triable by: Any Magistrate
Punishment: Imprisonment for 7 years,12 years of age by parentor fine, or both.first class. or person having care of it with intention of wholly abandoning it
Official Legal Provision / Summary
No change.