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.
313 IPC Causing miscarriage without woman's consent
314 IPC Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage
315 IPC Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth
316 IPC Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide
317 IPC Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it
318 IPC Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body