India: City Court grants bail to accused doctor

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asianage.com on December 27, 2011 reported that a city court granted bail to a gynaecologist arrested for her alleged negligence in a case of child birth leading to the death of the woman after the delivery. Additional sessions judge Ravinder Kaur granted bail to Dr Namrata of Arogya Niketan Clinic in Dwarka, saying the police has not been able to link the death to the doctor’s negligence. “The prosecution has failed to show as to what act of the accused was negligent in conducting the delivery of deceased Lata and what was the nexus between the negligent act of the accused and the excessive bleeding resulting in her death,” the court said. As per the prosecution, Lata was taken to Dr Namrata’s clinic on November 19, 2009 where she delivered a girl child and was discharged the same day. She, however, had to be rushed back to shortly as she suffered heavy bleeding and her condition deteriorated.

The original article can be found at asianage.com.

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