Give most correct response Z a patient dies while under operation by a Doctor who after the death of...........

Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860 Offences affecting the Human Body

Give most correct response. Z, a patient dies while under operation by a Doctor, who, after the death of the patient, removes his liver, for transplantation to another patient without the knowledge and consent of the deceased‘s wife. She lodges a complaint.

The Doctor will be guilty of the offence of theft, because he has taken the lever of the deceased which is a movable property without the consent of his wife.

The Doctor will not be liable for any offence because he has removed the liver for the benefit of another patient and Z was already dead at that time.

The Doctor will not be liable for theft because human corpse is not a movable property for the purposes of section 379 I.P.C.

The Doctor will be liable for causing indignity to human corpse by taking out the liver without the consent of deceased’s wife because he must have known that her feelings would be wounded.

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Explanation:

The Doctor will be liable for causing indignity to human corpse by taking out the liver without the consent of deceased’s wife because he must have known that her feelings would be wounded.