If you dispose of a dead child's body to hide that the child was born, you can go to prison for up to 2 years. This applies whether the child died before, during, or after birth. You can be liable to imprisonment if you try to conceal the fact that a child was born by getting rid of their body in any way.
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Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years who disposes of the dead body of any child in any manner with intent to conceal the fact of its birth, whether the child died before, or during, or after birth.
