5. According to Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994, punishment for doctor if found guilty: AIIMS 11
Correct Answer: 2-5 years
Description: Ans.D.)2- 5 years. THE TRANSPLANTATION OF HUMAN ORGANS AND TISSUES ACT, 1994Punishment for removal of human organ without authority.-- (1) 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 be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to . (2) Where any person convicted under sub-section (1) is a registered medical practitioner, his name shall be repoed 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 for the first offence and permanently for the subsequent offence. Punishment for commercial dealings in human organs.--Whoever-- (a) makes or receives any payment for the supply of, or for an offer to supply, any human organ; (b) seeks to find a person willing to supply for payment any human organ; (c) offers to supply any human organ for payment; or (d) initiates or negotiates any arrangement involving the making of any payment for the supply of, or for an offer to supply, any human organ; (e) takes pa in the management or control of a body of persons, whether a society, firm or company, whose activities consist of or include the initiation or negotiation of any arrangement referred to in clause (d); or (f) publishes or distributes or causes to be published or distributed any adveisement,-- (a) inviting persons to supply for payment of any human organ; (b) offering to supply any human organ for payment; or(c) indicating that the adveiser is willing to initiate or negotiate any arrangement referred to in clause (d); . Punishment for illegal dealings in human tissues.--Whoever-- (a) makes or receives any payment for the supply of, or for an offer to supply, any human tissue; or (b) seeks to find a person willing to supply for payment and human tissue; or (c) offers to supply any human tissue for payment; or (d) initiates or negotiates any arrangement involving the making of any payment for the supply of, or for an offer to supply, any human tissue; or (e) takes pa in the management or control of a body of persons, whether a society, firm or company, whose activities consist of or include the initiation or negotiation of any arrangement referred to in clause (d); or (f) publishes or distributes or causes to be published or distributed any adveisement-- (i) inviting persons to supply for payment of any human tissue; or (ii) offering to supply any human tissue for payment; or (iii) indicating that the adveiser is willing to initiate or negotiate any arrangement referred to in clause (d); or (g) abets in the preparation or submission of false documents including giving false affidavits to establish that the donor is making the donation of the human tissues as a near relative or by reason of affection or attachment towards the recipient, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to three years and shall be liable to fine which shall not be less than five lakh rupees but which may extend to twenty-five lakh rupees.] Punishment for contravention of any other provision of this Act.-- Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act or any rule made, or any condition of the registration granted, thereunder for which no punishment is separately provided in this Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to .
Category:
Forensic Medicine
Get More
Subject Mock Tests
Practice with over 200,000 questions from various medical subjects and improve your knowledge.
Attempt a mock test nowMock Exam
Take an exam with 100 random questions selected from all subjects to test your knowledge.
Coming SoonGet More
Subject Mock Tests
Try practicing mock tests with over 200,000 questions from various medical subjects.
Attempt a mock test now