Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 319 · Decided 6 April 2026
DR. S. Balagopal v. State of Tamil Nadu & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 319 · [2026] 4 S.C.R. 381
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1753/2026
- Decided
- 6 April 2026
- Bench
- PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, MANOJ MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 482; CrPC Section 482
Headnote
Issue arose whether the High Court was right in not quashing the proceedings against the appellant surgeon who performed Orchidectomy-removal of testicle on the one and a half year boy, without obtaining the consent by the father-de facto complainant, Procedure, 1973 - s.482 - Penal Code, 1860 - Appellant-surgeon performed Orchidopexy-surgical procedure, on a one and a half year boy, for which doctors had obtained consent - Appellant also performed Orchidectomy-removal of testicle on the boy - Allegations by
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