Female Infanticide Prevention Act, 1870
| Female Infanticide Prevention Act, 1870 (Act VIII of 1870) | |
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| Governor-General of India in Council | |
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| Enacted by | Governor-General of India in Council |
| Enacted | 18 March 1870 |
| Commenced | 20 March 1870 |
| Repealed by | |
| Act 48 of 1952 | |
| Status: Repealed | |
The Female Infanticide Prevention Act, 1870, also Act VIII of 1870 was a legislative act passed in British India, to prevent murder of female infants. Section 7 of this Act declared that it was initially applicable only to the territories of Oudh, North-Western Provinces and Punjab, but the Act authorized the Governor General to extend the law to any other district or province of the British Raj at his discretion.