Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 317 in BNS
§ 317 IPC→§ 93 BNS
Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years by parent or carer. Section 317 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years by parent or carer) corresponds to Section 93 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 314 | Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage | 90 |
| 315 | Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive | 91 |
| 316 | Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide | 92 |
| 318 | Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body | 94 |
| 319 | Hurt | 114 |
| 320 | Grievous hurt | 116 |
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