{"id":59484,"date":"2020-04-27T16:28:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T10:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=59484"},"modified":"2020-04-27T16:28:47","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T10:58:47","slug":"dignity-in-death-3-year-jail-term-for-those-who-prevent-funeral-of-notified-disease-victims-in-tn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/dignity-in-death-3-year-jail-term-for-those-who-prevent-funeral-of-notified-disease-victims-in-tn","title":{"rendered":"Dignity in death: 3-year jail term for those who prevent funeral of &#8216;notified disease&#8217; victims in TN."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/legal-factors-affecting-business.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"59364\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/dignity-in-death-3-year-jail-term-for-those-who-prevent-funeral-of-notified-disease-victims-in-tn\/legal-factors-affecting-business\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/legal-factors-affecting-business.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"legal-factors-affecting-business\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/legal-factors-affecting-business.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-59364\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/legal-factors-affecting-business.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/legal-factors-affecting-business.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/legal-factors-affecting-business.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/legal-factors-affecting-business.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/legal-factors-affecting-business.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/legal-factors-affecting-business.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Any move to prevent the burial or cremation of a victim of any \u201cnotified disease\u201d could land you in jail for three years along with a fine in the state.<br \/>\nSection 74 of the the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act of 1939 now specifies that any move to prevent \u201cdignified burial or cremation of those who had died of a notified disease\u201d will be a criminal offence.<\/p>\n<p>The Tamil Nadu government has promulgated an ordinance that makes prevention of funerals for victims of \u201cnotified diseases\u201d, a punishable offence, which includes coronavirus victims. Any move to prevent the burial or cremation of a victim of any \u201cnotified disease\u201d could land you in jail for three years along with a fine in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Section 74 of the the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act of 1939 now specifies that any move to prevent \u201cdignified burial or cremation of those who had died of a notified disease\u201d will be a criminal offence.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after widespread outrage over two separate instances of mob-led violence against the burial of two doctors who had succumbed to coronavirus. Most recently, the family of Chennai-based Dr Simon Hercules who succumbed to COVID-19 had to bear the ignominy of contending with a mob who aimed to prevent his burial over unfounded fears of the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>After initially abandoning the burial in the late hours of April 19, the doctor\u2019s mortal remains were moved to another cemetery where a colleague and two other health workers conducted a hasty burial. All three individuals suffered injuries from the mob that prevented the funeral.<\/p>\n<p>Following the incident, the Madras High Court suo moto took up the case and asked the state government to file a report on the matter. The Chennai police subsequently filed cases against 21 individuals for preventing the burial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Any move to prevent the burial or cremation of a victim of any \u201cnotified disease\u201d could land you in jail for three years along with a fine in the state. 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