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A married woman gives birth to an illegitimate child. To escape from societal shame, she leaves the…

The mother commits abandonment of the child. Section 93 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 covers a parent leaving a child under twelve with the intention of wholly…

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A married woman gives birth to an illegitimate child. To escape from societal shame, she leaves the child outside the gates of an orphanage. Has the mother committed an offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 ?

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The mother commits abandonment of the child. Section 93 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 covers a parent leaving a child under twelve with the intention of wholly abandoning it; legitimacy does not alter that rule.

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