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Law · Q460

Indian Penal Code

Graduate and Post Graduate · Law · question 460

Q460

A, a surgeon, sees a child suffer an accident, which is likely to prove fatal unless an operation be immediately performed. There is no time to apply to the child's guardian. A performs the operation in spite of the entreaties of the child, intending, in good faith, the child's benefit,

A.
A is liable as he performed the operation without taking due consent
B.
A is not liable because the act was done in good faith for benefit of a person, even without consent
Answer
C.
A should not have performed the operation, even if it was in good faith and since the operation was performed, A is liable
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
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