BNS §93
Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years of age, by parent or person having care of it
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317. Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it.—Whoever being the father or mother of a child under the age of twelve years, or having the care of such child, shall expose or leave such child in any place with the intention of wholly abandoning such child, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both. Explanation.—This section is not intended to prevent the trial of the offender for murder or culpable homicide, as the case may be, if the child die in consequence of the exposure.
Whoever being the father or mother of a child under the age of twelve years, or having the care of such child, shall expose or leave such child in any place with the intention of wholly abandoning such child, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 317 preserved character-identically as BNS 93.
Old position
IPC 317 is concerned with Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it. Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it
New position
BNS 93 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years of age, by parent or person having care of it. Whoever being the father or mother of a child under the age of twelve years, or having the care of such child, shall expose or leave such child in any place with the intention of wholly abandoning such child, shall be punished with
BNS 93 (Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years of age, by parent or person having care of it) preserves the framework of IPC 317. BNS 93 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. ...
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BNS 93 (Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years of age, by parent or person having care of it) preserves the framework of IPC 317. BNS 93 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNS 93 text: Whoever being the father or mother of a child under the age of twelve years, or having the care of such child, shall expose or leave such child in any place with the intention of wholly abandoning such child, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 317 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 93 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
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BNS 93 (Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years of age, by parent or person having care of it). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, IPC §317 → BNS §93 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/bns/93.
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