‘Error Of Judgment’ By Doctor Is Not Criminal Negligence: SC [Read Judgment]

The allegation against the doctor was that after having called for a physician, she did not wait in the hospital and did not attend upon the patient.Quashing a criminal case lodged against a doctor, the Supreme Court has held that an ‘error in judgment’ by a doctor does not make him guilty of criminal negligence under Section 304-A IPC.The allegation against the doctor was that after...