Docs up in arms as laws dealing with negligence suggest jail term, fine
The Morning Standard|July 02, 2024
ON National Doctor's Day, many doctors were united in protesting a specific section in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which replaced longstanding British-era laws.
KAVITA BAJELI-DATT

The new law requires doctors to pay a fine and also face 5-year jail term if found guilty of a negligent act that does not amount to culpable homicide. Earlier, under the IPC, there was a provision for a fine or two-year jail term.

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