Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Prescribes Lesser Punishment To Doctors For Causing Death By Negligence Vis-A-Vis Other Offenders

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, the bill which seeks to replace the Indian Penal Code 1860, has carved out a special classification for doctors in relation to the punishment for causing death by medical negligence. While the Sanhita enhances the punishment for causing death by negligence to imprisonment up to 5 years, if such death is caused by a doctor, then the punishment is imprisonment...