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If a child under 12 years of age is abandoned by his parents and the child dies, the parents can be…

The Explanation to section 93 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 317 IPC) expressly says that the abandonment offence does not prevent prosecution for…

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If a child under 12 years of age is abandoned by his parents and the child dies, the parents can be prosecuted for

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The Explanation to section 93 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 317 IPC) expressly says that the abandonment offence does not prevent prosecution for murder or culpable homicide when the child dies as a consequence. All three listed offences are legally possible, depending on the proved facts and mental element. The answer does not mean that every abandonment death automatically proves murder or that murder and culpable homicide not amounting to murder must both be cumulatively established.

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