According to the transplantation of Human organs act 1994, what is the punishment for a doctor found guilty:
Ans is 'c' i.e. 2 to 5 yrs Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994.This Act provides for the regulation of removal, storage and transplantation of human organs for therapeutic purposes and for the prevention of commercial dealings in human organs and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.Punishment for removal of human organ without authority.Any person who renders his services to or at any hospital and who, for purposes of transplantation, conducts associates with, or helps in any manner in, the removal of any human organ without authority, shall bePunishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees.Where any person convicted under sub-section (1) is a registered medical practitioner, his name shall be reported by the Appropriate Authority to the respective State Medical Council for taking necessary action including the removal of his name from the register of the Council for a period of two years for the first offence and permanently for the subsequent offence.The above Act was amended in 2011; k/a The Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Bill, 2011Amendment to the above section concerned with punishment is as below (changes are in bold):Punishment for removal of human organ without authority.Any person who renders his services to or at any hospital and who, for purposes of transplantation, conducts associates with, or helps in any manner in, the removal of any human organ without authority, shall bepunishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to "ten years and with fine which may extend to twenty lakh rupees".Where any person convicted under sub-section (1) is a registered medical practitioner, his name shall be reported by the Appropriate Authority to the respective State Medical Council for taking necessary action including the removal of his name from the register of the Council for a period of "three years" for the first offence and permanently for the subsequent offence.Any person who renders his services to or at any hospital and who conducts, or associates with or helps in any manner in the removal of human tissues without authority, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to five lakh rupees.
Less than 1 yr
Less than 2 yr
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Medical Negligence