165AInfanticide

165A Infanticide

*[Section 165A Substituted by No. 30 of 1973, s. 6 ]*A woman who by any wilful act or omission, causes the death of her child (being a child under the age of 12 months), and who was at the time not fully recovered from the effect of giving birth to the child, and the balance of her mind being, by reason thereof, disturbed, is guilty of a crime, which is called infanticide, although, the offence would, but for this section, have amounted to murder.

Charge:  Infanticide.