Section 272: Burying corpse without lawful authority
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272. Burying corpse without lawful authority
Ceux qui, sans l’autorisation pré- Any person who, without having
alable de l’officier public, dans le cas obtained the authorisation of the
où elle est prescrite, auront fait in- public officer, where such authorisahumer un individu décédé, seront tion is required, causes the body of
punis d’emprisonnement, ou d’une any deceased person to be buried,
amende qui n’excèdera pas 100,000 shall be punished by imprisonment,
roupies, sans préjudice de la poursui- or by a fine not exceeding 100,000
te des crimes dont les auteurs de ce rupees, without prejudice to the
délit pourraient être prévenus dans prosecution for any crime which the
cette circonstance. parties guilty of such misdemeanour
might be accused of, in connection
therewith.
[S. 272 amended by Act 29 of 1990; Act 5 of 1999; s. 8 (a) of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f.
6 December 2008.]
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- Do I need official authorisation before burying a deceased person?