Rajasthan HC overturns police constable’s conviction in 31-year-old prisoner escape case
Two prisoners had escaped after the police constable had shifted them to an open area due to excessive heat.
Criminal Negligence
“When things go wrong, it is not always the doctor’s fault”; Kerala High Court acquits medical staff in negligence case
Kerala High Court acquitted the medical staff convicted by the Trial Court in medical negligence case and held that sufficient evidence is needed to prove death due to medical negligence, and that a medical professional cannot be held liable for mischance or misfortune.
Medical professionals cannot escape liability on acting negligently: Bombay HC
“The time has come for weeding out careless and negligent persons in the medical profession”. Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench