In Brief
A woman admitted to a hospital for blood transfusion died shortly after, and her husband filed a complaint alleging that the attending doctor's negligence caused her death. The High Court quashed charges against the doctor under Section 304-A IPC, reasoning that without a post-mortem report, the cause of death could not be attributed to him. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that at the charge-framing stage, courts should not examine the merits of the case. Finding that a preliminary committee had established a prima-facie case of medical negligence, the Court set aside the High Court's order.
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