Medico-Legal

  Gynecologists to face Criminal Trial for Fetal Death : Allahabad High Court.  Case Details :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 28703 of 2008   Dr. Ashok Kumar Rai (Applicant) V/s.  State of U.P. and another (Opponents)  Facts in Short : 1. This case is of the year 2008 !! It has been alleged that the patient was admitted to the Opponent's hospital on 28.07.2007 at 10.30 A.M. for her delivery. At around 11 O’Clock on 29.07.2007 the applicant called O.P. No.2 and checked up the patient and told her relatives that it is necessary for the patient to undergo surgery and asked for their consent. The same was immediately given, however, the surgery was not carried out in time. In the meanwhile, condition of the patient kept deteriorating and it is only at about 5.30 P.M. the patient was taken into the operation theatre. After operation, the informant was informed that the foetus has died. 2. It was also alleged that  when objection was raised by the...

   "Save the Saviors -  Beat the wrong mindset, not the Doctors"   Adv. Rohit Erande © Last few days, what's been happening after the Deenanath Mangeshkar hospital's incident is nothing but sentiments are being forced to rule the Law !  The Physical Assault or Attacks on Doctors have become very common and  sarcastically, if I may say so, any one can get a PHD in this subject.. But until now the Drs were only attacked, but now what we can see that the Media Trial has already held the Doctor and the Hospital as Negligent and unfortunately, the main issue has been politicized.   It is said that there is unity in diversity in India… But this unity is also found, when it comes to Attack on Doctors…… There is no bar of cast, creed, religion, place, when it comes to attack on Drs… Take any State, any City of India, you will find rampant examples of attack on Doctors… I remember reading somewhere the quote of Swami Vivekananda , " The medical scienc...

 A Sr. Doctor was booked for Murder, as Telephonic Instructions went wrong causing death of a patient. Thanks to Apex Court which reduced it to lesser offense  :  Adv. ROHiT Erande © Case Details : CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(S). 720-722OF 2025 (ARISINGFROMSLP(CRIMINAL)NO(S)4842-4844/2022)      DR. MOHAN          V/s.                        THE STATE OF TAMILNADU & ANR    Facts in Short : 1. The appellant assails the correctness of an order dated 11 th August, 2021 passed by the High Court of judicature at Madras in Crl.O.P. No. 25858 of 2016 and Crl.M.P. Nos. 12766 and 12767 of 2016 (miscellaneous petitions) filed under Section 482 CrPC for quashing the P.R.C. No. 20 of 2015 on i t ed he file of the Judicial Magistrate District Thiruvallur, State of Tamil Nadu registered under Section 304 Part I IPC. 2. The Appellant - a qualified medical practitioner ...

      How to handle Medico-Legal cases ? What to do when you are implicated ? - Adv. ROHiT ERANDE. ©   Introduction : The Medicos will agree with me that in these days Doctors have fear at the back of their mind that they might get embroiled in Medico-Legal Cases, commonly known as MLC. The relationship between Doctors and Patients is going through the vicious circle that patient think that  Doctors are just minting money having no regard to patient at all and at the other hand Doctors see almost every patient as a future litigant and that they will get beaten up at the hands of patient's relatives. Lets' try to see the topic "how to handle medico-legal cases " in short.    What is a Medico-Legal Case ? Have you ever heard Architect-legal cases or Law-legal cases or Chartered Accountant -legal cases ?Nope. But it's only the Medical Profession by its nature  directly gets connected  with such cases. ...

  "Save Doctors to Save yourselves... Extinguish the wrong mindset, not the Doctors" Adv. Rohit Erande.© If Doctors cannot be treated as God's,they cannot be condemned as Devils too.. Attacks on Doctors have become very common that sarcastically, any one can get a Doctorate in this subject.. But uptil now the Drs were only attacked , but in this gruesome incident, the PG trainee Doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata was murdered after sexual assault and rape like Nirbhaya Case. Reportedly Hon. Kolkata High court has taken the Cognizance of the sad incident. It is said that there is unity in diversity in India… But this unity is also found, when it comes to Attack on Doctors…… There is no bar of cast, creed, religion, place, when it comes to attack on Drs… Take any State, any City of India, you will find rampant examples of attack on Doctors… Swami Vivekananda had once said, "The medical science has its limitations. There is no technique or method which will tel...

  ' Higher  Relief'   to Doctors from the scanner of FDA on the alleged grounds of selling of medicines. Adv. Rohit Erande. © IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. Case Details : CRIMINAL APPL ICATION (APL) NO. 638 OF 2023 Dr. Prashant S/o. Gokul Tipale V/s. State of Maharashtra. CORAM : G. A. SANAP, J., Decided on 22 nd July 2024. Following a complaint from the Chemists Association, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reportedly started   a state-wide drive to inspect private doctors in Maharashtra stocking drugs in large quantities and selling them to patients . This action has stirrd up the hornet’s nest and the Doctors have been accusing the authorities for harassing them under the garb of inspection. On this background the recent judgment of Hon’ble Bombay High Court should provide solace to Doctors.   Facts in Short : 1. The original complaint was filed against the Petitioner – Applicant –a M.D. Psychiatri...