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10.4103/0976-3147.105639
Jacob Mathew v. State of Punjab, the judgment stipulates the guidelines to be followed before launching a prosecution against a doctor for negligence
Department of Forensic Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Nellore, India
Dr. B. V. Subrahmanyam Forensic Medicine, Narayana Medical College and Hospital Nellore India docsubrahmanyam@yahoo.co.in
Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
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This article was originally published by Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Ltd. and was migrated to Scientific Scholar after the change of Publisher.
This article was originally published by Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Ltd. and was migrated to Scientific Scholar after the change of Publisher.
Abstract
ABSTRACT
In a landmark judgment, the supreme court of India laid down guidelines in cases of alleged negligence against medical practitioners in India. It clearly stated that there is a need for protecting doctors from frivolous or unjust prosecution.
Keywords
Judgment
guidelines
prosecution
negligence
Conflicts of interest
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