This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Sexual offences and infanticide, Subject name: Forensic Medicine
Abandoning a child will be punished for 
Select and explain. 
A. 2 years, B. 4 years, C. 5 years, D. 7 years
D: 7 years
Answer: D: 7 years 
Explanation: Abandoning of a child Father or mother of a child who is under 12 years or anyone who is having care of such child, leaves such a child in any place with the intention of abandoning the child shall be punished with imprisonment upto 7 years. Ref: FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY Dr PC IGNATIUS THIRD EDITION PAGE 354