https://www.facebook.com/2009738762600688/

Rightvalues Medico Legal Indemnity Services Pvt.Ltd, 226 Maliyana, Meerut City (2026)

05/05/2025

The most recent medical legal case involving potential medical negligence in Meerut involves a case where a woman alleged that a cotton bundle was left inside her abdomen during a C-section, leading to ongoing pain. An FIR has been filed against the doctor, according to The New Indian Express and Deccan Herald.
Details of the case:
*Claim*
Rajni Sharma alleged that Dr. Jain left a cotton bundle inside her abdomen during a C-section, causing her ongoing pain, according to The New Indian Express and Deccan Herald.
Investigation:
Police have initiated an investigation into the matter *following a court order*.
Doctor's denial:
Dr. Jain has denied the allegations, claiming the case is a money-making scheme, according to The New Indian Express.
Lack of response:
Sharma stated she received no response from authorities, including the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), before filing a complaint with the court, according to The New Indian Express.
*The Medico-Legal Fallout* This isn’t just a PR headache, it’s a legal minefield. Under India’s Consumer Protection Act, this qualifies as medical negligence, potentially leading to:

Regards
Advocate Rahul Bharti
Mob 7906584472

02/01/2025

Home / Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita & Indian Penal Code
Criminal Law
Medical Negligence Under BNS « »
25-Sep-2024

Tags: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
Introduction
Significant changes have been seen with the introduction of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) in Medical Negligence.
Medical negligence occurs when the doctor fails to provide due care to the patient which results in harm to the patient.
What is Medical Negligence?
Negligence means when a person breaches his duty and lacks proper care towards the other person which he is obliged to is causing negligence.
Medical negligence occurs when a medical practitioner fails to perform his duty with due care and attention, which causes harm to the patient.
The patient may suffer financial losses, mental agony, loss of life, trauma.
What are the Essentials of Medical Negligence?
The professional must have a legal duty of taking due care.
The legal duty must be breached.
There must be an injury or harm to the patient.
The injury to the patient must have a direct link with the breach of duty.
What is the New Law Related to Medical Negligence Under BNS?
With the aim to enhance healthcare standards, stringent punishments have been imposed for medical negligence under BNS.
Earlier the concept of medical negligence was covered under Section 304A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
The same has been covered under Section 106 of BNS.
In the new provisions of BNS the punishment for the act of Medical Negligence has been enhanced to 5 years.
A separate punishment has been added to the provisions for the act committed by a registered medical practitioner where the punishment is comparatively less to the general punishment i.e. up to 2 years.
Basically, under BNS the act of medical negligence must be mandatorily punished with imprisonment.
What is Section 106 (1) of BNS?
Section 106 of BNS states the provisions for Causing death of a person by Negligence.
According to the clause (1) of Section 106 provision related to medical negligence has been stated as:
Whoever causes death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine
If such an act is done by a registered medical practitioner while performing medical procedure, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years and shall also be liable to fine.
The provision is further explained by an explanation as for the purposes of this sub-section, “registered medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner who possesses any medical qualification recognized under the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 and whose name has been entered in the National Medical Register or a State Medical Register under that Act.
What is the Impact of Introduction of Medical Negligence Under BNS?
The main aim of the introduction of stringent punishments is to reduce the acts of negligence.
The duty of a medical practitioner is to take care of the patient and to ensure utmost protection.
Patients often have the burden of proof of legal cases and lack of awareness amongst the laws discourage the enforcement if legal rights available to the aggrieved patients and victims of medical negligence.
Doctors sometimes, due to the fear of legal proceedings, fail to make decisions and may sometimes cause harm to the patients.
What are the Cases Related to Medical Negligence?
Jacob Mathew v. State of Punjab and Another (2006):
In this case the Supreme Court held defined negligence as Negligence is defined as when a defendant fails to use ordinary care or skill towards a person to whom he/she owes a duty, resulting in the plaintiff suffering damage to his person or property
The Court further stated the difference between medical negligence and criminal negligence.
Bolam v. Friern Hospital Mana gement Committee (2005):
The court in this case held that negligence occurs when the expected standards are not followed by the medical practitioner, however if due care has been taken then negligence cannot be constituted.
Kusum Sharma v. Batra Hospital and Medical Research (2010):
In this case the Supreme Court held that being negligent means doing or not doing something that a prudent man would do or not do.
Medical Negligence Under BNS « »
25-Sep-2024

Tags: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
Introduction
Significant changes have been seen with the introduction of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) in Medical Negligence.
Medical negligence occurs when the doctor fails to provide due care to the patient which results in harm to the patient.
What is Medical Negligence?
Negligence means when a person breaches his duty and lacks proper care towards the other person which he is obliged to is causing negligence.
Medical negligence occurs when a medical practitioner fails to perform his duty with due care and attention, which causes harm to the patient.
The patient may suffer financial losses, mental agony, loss of life, trauma.
What are the Essentials of Medical Negligence?
The professional must have a legal duty of taking due care.
The legal duty must be breached.
There must be an injury or harm to the patient.
The injury to the patient must have a direct link with the breach of duty.
What is the New Law Related to Medical Negligence Under BNS?
With the aim to enhance healthcare standards, stringent punishments have been imposed for medical negligence under BNS.
Earlier the concept of medical negligence was covered under Section 304A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
The same has been covered under Section 106 of BNS.
In the new provisions of BNS the punishment for the act of Medical Negligence has been enhanced to 5 years.
A separate punishment has been added to the provisions for the act committed by a registered medical practitioner where the punishment is comparatively less to the general punishment i.e. up to 2 years.
Basically, under BNS the act of medical negligence must be mandatorily punished with imprisonment.
What is Section 106 (1) of BNS?
Section 106 of BNS states the provisions for Causing death of a person by Negligence.
According to the clause (1) of Section 106 provision related to medical negligence has been stated as:
Whoever causes death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine
If such an act is done by a registered medical practitioner while performing medical procedure, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years and shall also be liable to fine.
The provision is further explained by an explanation as for the purposes of this sub-section, “registered medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner who possesses any medical qualification recognized under the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 and whose name has been entered in the National Medical Register or a State Medical Register under that Act.
What is the Impact of Introduction of Medical Negligence Under BNS?
The main aim of the introduction of stringent punishments is to reduce the acts of negligence.
The duty of a medical practitioner is to take care of the patient and to ensure utmost protection.
Patients often have the burden of proof of legal cases and lack of awareness amongst the laws discourage the enforcement if legal rights available to the aggrieved patients and victims of medical negligence.
Doctors sometimes, due to the fear of legal proceedings, fail to make decisions and may sometimes cause harm to the patients.
What are the Cases Related to Medical Negligence?
Jacob Mathew v. State of Punjab and Another (2006):
In this case the Supreme Court held defined negligence as Negligence is defined as when a defendant fails to use ordinary care or skill towards a person to whom he/she owes a duty, resulting in the plaintiff suffering damage to his person or property
The Court further stated the difference between medical negligence and criminal negligence.
Bolam v. Friern Hospital Mana gement Committee (2005):
The court in this case held that negligence occurs when the expected standards are not followed by the medical practitioner, however if due care has been taken then negligence cannot be constituted.
Kusum Sharma v. Batra Hospital and Medical Research (2010):
In this case the Supreme Court held that being negligent means doing or not doing something that a prudent man would do or not do.

02/01/2025

Home / Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita & Indian Penal Code
Criminal Law
Medical Negligence Under BNS « »
25-Sep-2024

Tags: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
Introduction
Significant changes have been seen with the introduction of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) in Medical Negligence.
Medical negligence occurs when the doctor fails to provide due care to the patient which results in harm to the patient.
What is Medical Negligence?
Negligence means when a person breaches his duty and lacks proper care towards the other person which he is obliged to is causing negligence.
Medical negligence occurs when a medical practitioner fails to perform his duty with due care and attention, which causes harm to the patient.
The patient may suffer financial losses, mental agony, loss of life, trauma.
What are the Essentials of Medical Negligence?
The professional must have a legal duty of taking due care.
The legal duty must be breached.
There must be an injury or harm to the patient.
The injury to the patient must have a direct link with the breach of duty.
What is the New Law Related to Medical Negligence Under BNS?
With the aim to enhance healthcare standards, stringent punishments have been imposed for medical negligence under BNS.
Earlier the concept of medical negligence was covered under Section 304A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
The same has been covered under Section 106 of BNS.
In the new provisions of BNS the punishment for the act of Medical Negligence has been enhanced to 5 years.
A separate punishment has been added to the provisions for the act committed by a registered medical practitioner where the punishment is comparatively less to the general punishment i.e. up to 2 years.
Basically, under BNS the act of medical negligence must be mandatorily punished with imprisonment.
What is Section 106 (1) of BNS?
Section 106 of BNS states the provisions for Causing death of a person by Negligence.
According to the clause (1) of Section 106 provision related to medical negligence has been stated as:
Whoever causes death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine
If such an act is done by a registered medical practitioner while performing medical procedure, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years and shall also be liable to fine.
The provision is further explained by an explanation as for the purposes of this sub-section, “registered medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner who possesses any medical qualification recognized under the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 and whose name has been entered in the National Medical Register or a State Medical Register under that Act.
What is the Impact of Introduction of Medical Negligence Under BNS?
The main aim of the introduction of stringent punishments is to reduce the acts of negligence.
The duty of a medical practitioner is to take care of the patient and to ensure utmost protection.
Patients often have the burden of proof of legal cases and lack of awareness amongst the laws discourage the enforcement if legal rights available to the aggrieved patients and victims of medical negligence.
Doctors sometimes, due to the fear of legal proceedings, fail to make decisions and may sometimes cause harm to the patients.

02/01/2025

Home / Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita & Indian Penal Code
Criminal Law
Medical Negligence Under BNS « »
25-Sep-2024

Tags: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
Introduction
Significant changes have been seen with the introduction of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) in Medical Negligence.
Medical negligence occurs when the doctor fails to provide due care to the patient which results in harm to the patient.
What is Medical Negligence?
Negligence means when a person breaches his duty and lacks proper care towards the other person which he is obliged to is causing negligence.
Medical negligence occurs when a medical practitioner fails to perform his duty with due care and attention, which causes harm to the patient.
The patient may suffer financial losses, mental agony, loss of life, trauma.
What are the Essentials of Medical Negligence?
The professional must have a legal duty of taking due care.
The legal duty must be breached.
There must be an injury or harm to the patient.
The injury to the patient must have a direct link with the breach of duty.
What is the New Law Related to Medical Negligence Under BNS?
With the aim to enhance healthcare standards, stringent punishments have been imposed for medical negligence under BNS.
Earlier the concept of medical negligence was covered under Section 304A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
The same has been covered under Section 106 of BNS.
In the new provisions of BNS the punishment for the act of Medical Negligence has been enhanced to 5 years.
A separate punishment has been added to the provisions for the act committed by a registered medical practitioner where the punishment is comparatively less to the general punishment i.e. up to 2 years.
Basically, under BNS the act of medical negligence must be mandatorily punished with imprisonment.
What is Section 106 (1) of BNS?
Section 106 of BNS states the provisions for Causing death of a person by Negligence.
According to the clause (1) of Section 106 provision related to medical negligence has been stated as:
Whoever causes death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine
If such an act is done by a registered medical practitioner while performing medical procedure, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years and shall also be liable to fine.
The provision is further explained by an explanation as for the purposes of this sub-section, “registered medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner who possesses any medical qualification recognized under the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 and whose name has been entered in the National Medical Register or a State Medical Register under that Act.

02/01/2025

Impact of New Criminal Laws on Prosecution for Medical Negligence
When the new criminal laws were being tabled in the Parliament, several doctors raised objections to Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS). Specifically, they sought exemption from criminal prosecution in cases involving death caused due to medical negligence. The Indian Medical Association took up the matter with the Ministry of Home Affairs, which promised to ‘free the doctors from this criminal negligence’. Pursuant to this, Section 106(1) of the BNS, which provided for a prison term of up to 5 years, was amended to the following effect:

…and if such act is done by a registered medical practitioner while performing medical procedure, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, and shall also be liable to fine.

However, this amendment does not free doctors from the noose of criminal prosecution; in fact, it mandates a prison term for death due to negligence by registered medical practitioners. While under Section 304A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860—analogous to Section 106, BNS—the court had the discretion to impose only a fine instead of imprisonment, this is not the case under BNS. Under the new regime a fine is no longer an alternative to, but mandatory with a sentence of imprisonment that may extend up to two years. In fact, the amended law has significant consequences for the investigation and launch of criminal prosecution for medical negligence, as discussed in this blog post.

02/01/2025

Digital health ecosystem
The government is working to create an integrated digital health ecosystem that provides paperless access to digital health records

02/01/2025

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
This law amended Section 106(1) to increase the punishment for medical negligence to up to five years in prison. The law also mandates a fine in addition to the prison sentence

02/01/2025

Prevention of Violence Against Healthcare Professionals and Clinical Establishments Act, 2022

22/01/2023

Hospital Vicariously Liable for the medical negligence committed by its doctors

Rashmi Singh Jun 07, 2022 Share :-
Title of the case: Hospital Vicariously Liable for the medical negligence committed by its doctors.

Name of the case: Maharaja Agrasen Hospital & Ors. versus Master Rishabh Sharma & Ors.

Coram: Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, Justice Indu Malhotra

Court: The Supreme Court of India

Judgement Date: 16th Dec. 2019

Citation:Civil Appeal No. 9461 Of 2019

Facts:

· On April 02, 2005, Mrs Pooja Sharma (mother of Rishabh Sharma) developed a condition called Placenta Previa and she had to undergo an emergency ceasarian, as a result of which she gave birth to a premature baby i.e the infant by the name Rishabh Sharma. The baby’s condition was poor due to which he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and was even put on a ventilator. Approximately 4 weeks later, on April 29, 2005 (i.e. after 27 days after his birth), the baby was discharged. The doctors employed by the hospital did not conduct or even mentioned or recommended (on the discharge slip) the conduct of a mandatory checkup known as Retinopathy of Prematurity (RoP) of the infant, which ought to be conducted within 3-4 weeks of the birth o the child. Mrs Sharma noticed abnormal visual responses from the infant, after which she took him to Shroff Charity Eye Hospital for an eye checkup, where the infant was diagnosed with RoP stage 5 i.e. permanent retinal detachment.Mrs Sharma issued a legal notice to the Appellant Hospital on February 24, 2007 asking for the in-patient medical records of the infant. The Hospital provided the record after 2years after the discharge of the infant, i.e. on 14 June 2007.Mrs Sharma filed a consumer complaint on 19 November 2007 against the Hospital and all the doctors who treated the child under Section 21(a)(i) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) seeking a compensation of Rs. 1,30,25,000/- from the Hospital on grounds of medical negligence and deficiency of service provided.

· Delhi Medical Council (DMC) warned the Hospital by its order dated 14 December 2007 regarding the delay in providing the required records of the infant.

· Appellant Hospital’s arguments:

o The said RoP test was conducted on 26 April 2005 and it was negative. Recording the procedure or the test is not necessary. Also, the baby was advised to be brought again for the checkup, but he was never brought.

o Relying on the report o the Medical Board of AIIMS, they said that the baby was not brought for RoP tests after 2 weeks from discharge.

· Respondent’s arguments:

o That the hospital had fabricated the medical records to show that the tests were conducted.

o At the time of discharge, Mrs Sharma was provided with a discharge slip which did not mention anything about RoP checkup nor was the risk associated explained by the hospital.

o The hospital was bound to provide the medical records within 72 hours of the request or the same being made, which the hospital did not provide, thus committing professional misconduct.

o Also, the reports/records were deliberately held by the hospital for 2 years from the date of the discharge of the infant.

· Mrs. Sharma’s consumer complaint was allowed by the NCDRC vide its order dated 10 May, 2016. It also held the Appellant Hospital and the doctors who treated the infant liable or medical negligence and awarded a compensation of Rs. 64,00,000/- to the respondents. The order of NCDRC was challenged before the Hon’ble Supreme Court by way of filing an appeal. The respondent Mrs Sharma also filed an appeal for revision o the amount of compensation awarded by the NCDRC.

Issue:

· Whether the compensation awarded by the NCDRC was just and reasonable?

Ratio:

· The Hon’ble Supreme Court referred to the Bolam Test that was laid down in the case of Bolam v. Friern Hospital Management Committee [1957] 1 WLR 582, Arun Kumar Manglik v. Chirayu Health and Medicare Ltd. and other such judgements which relate to medical negligence and cases of a like nature in which it was established that any doctor or medical professional who owed a duty of care towards the patient, but failed to prove that he took reasonable and due care of the premature baby were to be held liable.

· It observed that the reasonable care o a premature baby involves the conducting of essentially requisite tests such as a screening and checkup for RoP. RoP is a reversible disease if diagnosed up to Stage 3.

· It is a well-established principle that a hospital is vicariously liable for the acts of the doctors employed by it.

· The Hospital did not provide any contemporaneous record to establish or corroborate that the hospital conducted RoP test on 26 April, 2005. It did not have any evidence to support its claim. Therefore, the Court concluded that the hospital did not conduct any such tests.

· The discharge slip provided to the respondents also did not contain any mention for mandatory follow up for RoP or any other such information.

Judgement:

· The Apex Court upheld the findings of NCDRC. The Hospital was held vicariously liable for the acts of omission and commission committed by the doctors accused. The Hospital, Paediatricians and the Senior Ophthalmologist were all held jointly and severally liable to pay compensation to the complainants for the breach of the duty that they owed towards them (i.e. complainants). They were also held liable for gross negligence in the event of not conducting RoP tests subsequently. A compensation of Rs. 76,00,000/- was awarded to the respondents, and further directions on utilization of that amount were also given by the Court.

· The Court also stated what acts would comprise the act of medical negligence, and these are:-

o Breach of a legal duty to exercise due care on the part of the medical professional;

o Failure to inform the patient about the risks involved or which might possibly occur;

o The patient suffers damage as a consequence of the undisclosed risk by the medical professional;

o Had the risk been disclosed, the patient could have avoided the injury;

Breach of the said duty would give rise to an actionable claim of negligence.

19/05/2022

उपभोक्ता संरक्षण अधिनियम, 2019

डॉक्टर की सेवाओं को उपभोक्ता संरक्षण अधिनियम के दायरे में रखा गया है। उपभोक्ता संरक्षण अधिनियम का अर्थ होता है उपभोक्ताओं के अधिकारों का संरक्षण करना। अगर किसी सेवा देने वाले या उत्पाद बेचने वाले व्यक्ति द्वारा कोई ऐसा काम किया गया है जिससे उपभोक्ता को किसी तरह का कोई नुकसान होता है तब मामला उपभोक्ता संरक्षण अधिनियम के तहत चलाया जाता है।
उपभोक्ता संरक्षण अधिनियम के तहत बनाई गई कोर्ट जिसे कंजूमर फोरम कहा जाता है। यहां किसी तरह की कोई भी कोर्ट फीस नहीं लगती है और लोगों को बिल्कुल निशुल्क न्याय दिया जाता है। हालांकि यहां पर न्याय होने में थोड़ा समय लग जाता है क्योंकि मामलों की अधिकता है और न्यायालय कम है। किसी डॉक्टर की लापरवाही से होने वाले नुकसान की भरपाई कंजूमर फोरम द्वारा करवाई जाती है। मरीज कंज्यूमर फोरम में अपना केस रजिस्टर्ड कर सकते हैं।

उपभोक्ता संरक्षण अधिनियम के तहत लगने वाले ऐसे मुकदमों में डॉक्टर को प्रतिवादी बनाया जाता है और मरीज को वादी बनाया जाता है। इस फोरम में मरीज फोरम से क्षतिपूर्ति की मांग करता है। कंज्यूमर फोरम मामला साबित हो जाने पर पीड़ित पक्ष को डॉक्टर से क्षतिपूर्ति दिलवा देता है। लेकिन यह ध्यान देने योग्य बात है कि यहां पर मामला साबित होना चाहिए। अगर डॉक्टर की लापरवाही साबित हो जाती है तब मरीज को क्षतिपूर्ति प्रदान की जाती है।

19/05/2022

मुख्य सुर्खियांताजा खबरेंस्तंभसाक्षात्कारआरटीआईजानिए हमारा कानूनLive Law Englishवेबिनारवीडियो
Home > जानिए हमारा कानून > डॉक्टर की लापरवाही से...
डॉक्टर की लापरवाही से मरीज को नुकसान होने या उसकी मौत हो जाने पर क्या है प्रावधान
By - Shadab SalimUpdate: 2022-04-25 05:29 GMT
डॉक्टर की लापरवाही से मरीज को नुकसान होने या उसकी मौत हो जाने पर क्या है प्रावधान

इलाज आज के समय की मूल आवश्यकताओं में से एक है। विज्ञान के सहारे से बीमारों का इलाज किया जाता है। सरकार ने इलाज करने के लिए चिकित्सक रजिस्टर्ड किए हैं। यही रजिस्टर्ड चिकित्सक अपनी पद्धति से इलाज कर सकते हैं। कोई भी एलोपैथी का रजिस्टर्ड चिकित्सक एलोपैथी से इलाज कर सकता है। इसी तरह दूसरी अन्य पद्धतियां भी हैं जिनके चिकित्सक अपनी पद्धति अनुसार इलाज करते हैं।
ऑपरेशन जैसी पद्धति एलोपैथिक चिकित्सा द्वारा होती है। एलोपैथी का रजिस्टर्ड डॉक्टर ऑपरेशन करता है। कभी-कभी देखने में यह आता है कि डॉक्टर की लापरवाही से गलत ऑपरेशन कर दिया जाता है या फिर कुछ गलत दवाइयां दे दी जाती है जिससे मरीज को स्थाई रूप से नुकसान हो जाता है। कई दफा मरीजों की मौत भी हो जाती है।

हालांकि डॉक्टर द्वारा की गई लापरवाही को साबित करना मुश्किल होता है क्योंकि मरीज के पास ऐसे कम सबूत होते हैं जिससे वह डॉक्टर की लापरवाही को साबित कर सके। एलोपैथिक चिकित्सा पद्धति द्वारा सभी दवाइयों को अलग-अलग बीमारियों के लिए निर्धारित किया गया है जिस बीमारी में जिस दवाई की आवश्यकता होती है वह मरीज को दी जाती है।
लेकिन यदि कोई गलत दवाइयां मरीज को दी जा रही है तब इसे लापरवाही माना जाता है। अनेक मामलों में तो हम देखते हैं कि गर्भवती महिलाओं की प्रसव के दौरान भी मौत हो जाती है। यदि मौत प्राकृतिक रूप से हुई है जिसमें डॉक्टर की कोई गलती नहीं थी तब इसे डॉक्टर का सद्भावना पूर्वक कार्य माना जाता है।

अर्थात डॉक्टर का कोई आशय नहीं था कि मरीज को किसी प्रकार की कोई नुकसानी हो लेकिन डॉक्टर अपनी जिम्मेदारी को ठीक तरह से नहीं निभाता है। इस कारण मरीज की मौत हो जाती है या मरीज को किसी तरह की कोई गंभीर नुकसान ही हो जाती है। जिससे उसके शरीर में स्थाई अपंगता आ जाती है, तब कानून डॉक्टर के ऐसे काम को अपराध की श्रेणी में रखता है।
लापरवाही से नुकसान

अगर डॉक्टर की लापरवाही से मरीज को किसी तरह का नुकसान होता है जिसमें उसकी मौत नहीं होती है लेकिन शरीर को बहुत नुकसान होता है, तब ऐसे नुकसान के लिए डॉक्टर को जिम्मेदार माना जाता है। इस पर आपराधिक कानून भी है। आपराधिक कानून का अर्थ होता है ऐसा कानून जिसमें किसी व्यक्ति को दंडित किया जाता है। डॉक्टर की लापरवाही अपराध की श्रेणी में आती है, ऐसी लापरवाही को भारतीय दंड संहिता 1860 में उल्लेखित किया गया है।
धारा 337

भारतीय दंड संहिता की धारा 337 लापरवाही से होने वाली साधारण क्षति के संबंध में उल्लेख करती है। हालांकि इस धारा में डॉक्टर जैसे कोई शब्द का कहीं उल्लेख नहीं है। लेकिन यह सभी तरह की लापरवाही के मामले में लागू होती है। किसी भी व्यक्ति की लापरवाही से अगर सामने वाले के शरीर को किसी भी तरह की साधारण नुकसानी होती है तभी यह धारा प्रयुक्त होती है।

इस धारा के अनुसार अगर डॉक्टर की लापरवाही से कोई छोटी मोटी नुकसानी होती है। जैसे ऑपरेशन में किसी तरह का कोई कॉम्प्लिकेशन आ जाना और ऐसा काम कॉम्प्लिकेशन डॉक्टर की लापरवाही के कारण आया है, गलत दवाइयों के कारण आया है। इस लापरवाही से अगर सामान्य नुकसान होता है तब यह धारा लागू होती है। इस धारा में 6 महीने तक के दंड का प्रावधान है।
धारा 338

भारतीय दंड संहिता की धारा 338 किसी आदमी के लापरवाही से किए गए काम की वजह से सामने वाले को गंभीर नुकसान होने पर लागू होती है। कभी-कभी लापरवाही इतनी बड़ी होती है कि इससे सामने वाले व्यक्ति को बहुत ज्यादा नुकसान हो जाता है। यहां पर ध्यान देने योग्य बात यह है कि नुकसान का मतलब शारीरिक नुकसान से है, जिसे कानून की भाषा में क्षति कहा जा सकता है। किसी भी लापरवाही से अगर किसी को गंभीर प्रकार की चोट पहुंचती है और स्थाई अपंगता जैसी स्थिति बन जाती है, तब यह धारा लागू होगी।
डॉक्टर के मामले में भी धारा लागू हो सकती है। अगर डॉक्टर अपने इलाज में किसी भी तरह की कोई लापरवाही बरतता है और उसकी ऐसी लापरवाही की वजह से मरीज को स्थाई रूप से कोई चोट पहुंच जाती है, वे स्थाई रूप से अपंग हो जाता है जिससे उसका जीवन जीना दूभर हो जाए तब डॉक्टर को इस धारा के अंतर्गत आरोपी बनाया जाता है। भारतीय दंड संहिता की इस धारा के अनुसार 2 वर्ष तक का कारावास दोषसिद्ध होने पर दिया जा सकता है।
इस धारा का मूल अर्थ यह है कि किसी भी लापरवाही से गंभीर चोट पहुंचना। वाहन दुर्घटना के मामले में भी धारा लागू होती है। डॉक्टर की लापरवाही इतनी होगी कि केवल मरीज मृत्यु से बच गया और बाकी सब कुछ उसके साथ घट गया तब यह धारा लागू होती है।
सिविल उपचार

किसी भी व्यक्ति की लापरवाही से अगर सामने वाले को किसी प्रकार का कोई नुकसान होता है, तब शारीरिक नुकसान होने पर अपराध की श्रेणी में रखा गया है। इसी के साथ जिस व्यक्ति को नुकसान हुआ है उसे इसकी क्षतिपूर्ति दिलाने का भी उल्लेख है। सिविल उपचार का अर्थ यह होता है कि किसी भी व्यक्ति को उस स्थिति में भेजना जिस स्थिति में वह पहले से था। अगर किसी की लापरवाही के कारण किसी व्यक्ति को शारीरिक रूप से नुकसान हुआ है और इसी के साथ उसको आर्थिक रूप से भी नुकसान हुआ है।

एक डॉक्टर की लापरवाही किसी भी मरीज की जिंदगी बर्बाद कर सकती है। उसकी लापरवाही के कारण कोई व्यक्ति स्थाई रूप से अपंग भी हो सकता है। ऐसी अपंगता की वजह से वह सारी उम्र किसी तरह का कोई काम नहीं कर पाता है जिससे उसके जीवन में आर्थिक संकट आ जाता है। अनेक मामले देखने को मिलते हैं जहां डॉक्टर की लापरवाही के कारण लोग स्थाई रूप से अपंग हो जाते हैं, वह कोई काम काज करने लायक भी नहीं रहते हैं तब उनका जीवन जीना मुश्किल हो जाता है। कानून यहां पर ऐसे लोगों को राहत देता

Rightvalues Medico Legal Indemnity Services Pvt.Ltd

05/05/2025

02/01/2025

02/01/2025

02/01/2025

02/01/2025

02/01/2025

02/01/2025

02/01/2025

22/01/2023

19/05/2022

19/05/2022

Address

Telephone

Website

Alerts

Contact The Business

Shortcuts

Share

Category