Concealment of child

(1) Any secret disposition, whether it be intended to be permanent or not, may be a concealment. 96 (2) The abandonment of the body of a child in any public street or place may be a concealment if the body is abandoned for the purpose of concealing the fact of its birth or existence. (3) Section 115 shall not apply to the case of a child of less than six months’ growth before its birth. (4) The said section shall not apply to the case of intent to conceal the birth, existence or death of a child, or the manner or cause of its death, from any particular person or persons only, but it is requisite that there should be an intent to conceal the same from all persons, except such persons as abet or consent to the concealment. (5) The provisions of the said section apply as well to the mother of the child as to any other person.