Supreme Court · 1994 INSC 154 · Decided 13 April 1994
DR. Jacob George v. State of Kerala
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1994 INSC 154 · [1994] 3 S.C.R. 486
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 638/1990
- Decided
- 13 April 1994
- Bench
- R.M. SAHAI, B.L. HANSARIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 312, 314, 357; Constitution Article 21
Headnote
Criminal Law-Indian Penal Code-Sections 312, 314, 357, Medical Practitioner--H omeopatlt-Without proper training-Causing miscarriage of woman resulting in death-Held guilt;-lmprisonment for four months­ C Upheld-Fine of Rs. 5000 enhanced to Rs. one laklt-Sentence reduced to one already Act-Section 12---Benefit of-Denied. Penolo~Theories ofpunishmen~tposes discussed. The appellant-homeopath was charged under various provisions of I.P.C. Including section 314 for causing miscarriage to a woman, which E resulted in her death. The case of the prosecution, based on the version
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