Malay Kumar Ganguly v. Dr. Sukumar Mukherjee
medical negligence criminal prosecution civil compensation rare exception
Held: Held that criminal prosecution for medical negligence should be rare; civil compensation is the primary remedy.
Ratio decidendi
Criminal prosecution for medical negligence is exceptional; civil compensation is the usual remedy.
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