Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 77 · Decided 4 February 2004
Mohannan v. Prabha G. Nair and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 77 · [2004] 2 S.C.R. 112
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 515/2003
- Decided
- 4 February 2004
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, B.N. SRIKRISHNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304; CrPC Section 482
Headnote
v. PRABHA G. NAIR AND ANR. FEBRUARY 4, 2004 B [K.G. BALAKRISHNAN AND B.N. SRIKRISHNA, JJJ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: S. 482-Quashing of complaint-Death of patient in hospital-Criminal C complaint against Doctor alleging medical negligence-Cognizance taken by Magistrate of offence opportunity to produce evidence before the Magistrate-Negligence of the D doctor could be ascertained only by scanning the material if _any and the expert evidence that may be adduced-Having regard to the facts of the case, the complainant shou/d'have been given an opportunity to present the
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