Off-Duty Doctor Not Criminally Liable for Nurse’s Procedural Errors: Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Anaesthetist

The Supreme Court of India has quashed a long-pending criminal prosecution against a senior anaesthetist accused of medical negligence under Section 304-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). A division bench comprising Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Prasanna B. Varale set aside the order of the High Court of Kerala, holding that an off-duty medical

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