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INDIA NEEDS A SYSTEM TO PROTECT DOCTORS AND ENSURE NEGLIGENCE ACCOUNTABILITY

Relevance: GS 2 – Health, Government Policies and Intervention Why in the news? Indian Medical Association (IMA) praised the Government of India (GoI) for criminal reforms. Reforms absolve the medical fraternity from liability under Section 304(A) of IPC, now Section 26 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The Supreme Court judgment balanced protecting doctors from frivolous prosecutions …

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