The Surgeon has right to chose the procedure - Hon'ble Supreme Court :. Adv. Rohit Erande ©
The Surgeon has right to chose the procedure in the interest of the patient - Hon'ble Supreme Court. The supreme Court observed : The criminal law has invariably placed medical professionals on a pedestal different from ordinary mortals. The allegations of tampering in consent form by replacing Orchidectomy over Orchidopexy were turned down and it was held that the Surgeon did it in the interest of the child. Case Details : Before the hon'ble Supreme Court of India SLP (Crl) No.14803/2023 DR. S. BALAGOPAL V/s. State of Tamilnadu Coram : Hon'ble Pamidigantam Sri Narasimha and Hon'ble Manoj Mishra JJ. Decided on 06/04/2026 Facts of the case in short : 1. The Criminal case was started in the year 2006 against the Pediatric Surgeon - the Appellant and finally rested in the year 2026. 2. The father of a 1.5 yrs child made a complaint, inter alia, alleging that his son, was admitted in a hospital for a surgic...