Clause 56
Amendment of section 307
of Penal Code (Amendment) Bill
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Clause 56
Section 307(1) of the Penal Code is amended by deleting illustration (b) and substituting the following illustration: “(b) A, with intention of causing the death of a child of tender years, throws the child into a river. A has committed the offence defined by this section, although the death of the child does not ensue.”.