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a doctor cannot be held criminally responsible for a patient’s death unless his negligence or incompetence showed such disregard for life and safety of his patient.

July 18, 2014, 10.07 am IST.
Justice B.S. Ravi Kumar  of Hyderabad High Court has held that when a patient agrees to go for medical treatment or an operation, every careless act of a doctor cannot be termed as criminal. 

The judge ruled that to attract offence of criminal medical negligence, three things shall be considered as follows--
A. the existence of the duty of the doctor, 
B. a breach of the duty causing death, and 
C. a breach of that duty characterised as gross negligence has to proved during the course of investigation.

The rule position for for existing high rise buildings:
Additional Fire Safety measures required to be complied in respect of existing Multi-storied Buildings where the mandatory open spaces are deficient,(which shall be over and above the requirements given in G.O. Ms. No. 154 M.A. & U.D. (M1) Department dated: 13-3-2007) : see in the net - (Memo No. 4011/M1/2008 Dated: 19 – 05 - 2008.)

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