Supreme Court of India
Tukaram & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that had the Doctors been a little vigilant during the 20 days that the deceased stood admitted to the hospital the possibility that he could have been saved cannot be ruled out.
Judgment, page 4
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s. 326134 - Assault causing grievous . injury - Victim admitted in hospital - Death of victim after eighteen days - Accused convicted uls. 3021149 and sentenced to various terms of imprisonment - Conviction upheld by High Court, however, sentence modified io one ul s. 304 (/) rw s. 149 - On appeal held: Medical evidence reveals that at the very initial stage the doctors did not realize the gravity of the situation as they had seen only one external injury on the buttocks of the deceased and did not even look at the possibility that some internal injuries too could have been
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