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Patna High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Doctor In 2012 Case, Says 'Mens Rea' Is A Must For ‘Negligence’ To Amount To Offence
Bhavya Singh
24 July 2023 5:54 PM IST
The Patna High Court has quashed the proceedings in a criminal case against a doctor, who was accused of negligence during a hysterectomy in 2012.Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh, observed, “There is difference between ‘Negligence’ and ‘Criminal Negligence’ and it is only criminal negligence which can be tried by a criminal court. For ‘Negligence’ to amount to offence,...
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