Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 289 · Decided 30 March 2016
Savelife Foundation & ANR. v. Union of India & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 289 · [2016] 2 S.C.R. 45
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 235/2012
- Decided
- 30 March 2016
- Bench
- V. GOPALA GOWDA, ARUN MISHRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 284; Constitution Article 14, 142; Motor Vehicles Act Section 134
Headnote
Constiturion of India, 1950 - Arts 321142, 141, 21114 - Protection of samarilans-bystanders and passers-by who render help to the victims of road accidents - Development of supportive legal framework - Constitution of Commitlee lo develop guidelines for protecting Good Samaritans from police of the recommendations of the Committee by the Ministry - Issuance of Notifications laying down 'Good Samaritan Guidelines and standard operating procedures to be issued for examination of good Samaritans by the police or during trial - Prayer by the Ministry that the guidelines notified be
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