Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 1076 · Decided 29 November 2016
Asoke Kumar Chaudhuri and Others v. Kunal Saha and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 1076 · [2016] 9 S.C.R. 227
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1163/2016
- Decided
- 29 November 2016
- Bench
- A.K. SIKRI, ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 201, 120, 120A, 219, 120B
Headnote
227 ASOKE KUMAR CHAUDHURI AND OTHERS v. KUNAL SAHA AND ANOTHER (Crirnina1Appea1No.1163of2016) NOVEMBER 29, 2016 [A. K. SIKRI AND ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE, JJ.) Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 201, 120-B and 219 - Death of complainant's wife due to medical negligence - Negligence being of civil nature, award by entering into conspiracy to save delinquent doctors - Mep1bers of the Committee ignored the report of the experts and helped the delinquent doctors to go scot-free - Petition u!s. 482 by appellants seeking quashing of the proceedings - Dismissed by High Court - On appeal, held: Approach of
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