The Supreme Court has absolved a lady Surgeon doctor from Maharashtra of the charge of medical negligence after 20 years of an incident in which a road accident victim succumbed to injuries at a hospital. The apex court relied on its earlier verdict to say that in cases where negligence is alleged against professionals like doctors the court should be careful before instituting criminal proceedings. The court said it has been held that "it is not possible for any doctor to assure or guarantee that the result of treatment would invariably be positive and the only assurance which a professional can give is that he is professionally competent, has requisite skill and has undertaken the task entrusted to him with reasonable care".
So Criminal Proceedings against a Doctor should not be started for any so-called or proofed medical negligence. Referring to the earlier judgment, a bench of…
