1Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Bathinda (Punjab)
2Professor, Department of Anatomy, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences &Research, Bathinda (Punjab)
Punjab Anatomy Act was enacted in 1963 to supply unclaimed dead bodies to medical colleges for teaching anatomical/surgical dissection. However most of such bodies are rendered useless because of Autopsy. Skeleton can be extracted from such autopsied bodies. Voluntary body donation is not illegal but not mentioned in the Act. Principals of Three Government Medical colleges are the only authorised officer. Act is silent over transfer of bodies from one medical institute to another. Same Hospital Ambulance is used to transport cadavers as well as living patients. So to clarify these issues Punjab Anatomy Act needs urgent amendment.
Punjab Anatomy Act, Voluntary body Donation, Authorised officer, unclaimed body
