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Delhi HC raps jail doctor for falsely claiming Senior Medical Officer rank
Delhi HC raps jail doctor for falsely claiming Senior Medical Officer rank
The Delhi High Court pulled up jail authorities on Thursday after a doctor signed a medical report as 'Senior Medical Officer' without holding that rank. Justice Girish Kathpalia called the practice 'certainly…
The Story in Brief
The Delhi High Court pulled up jail authorities on Thursday after a doctor signed a medical report as 'Senior Medical Officer' without holding that rank. Justice Girish Kathpalia called the practice 'certainly not acceptable' while dismissing an interim bail plea by a rape accused in a POCSO case. The accused, Yogesh, allegedly raped a minor girl who later gave birth and died. The court found the medical report unusually lengthy and aimed at advocating the accused's case. Dr Sahil, who signed the report, admitted jail doctors routinely use the SMO title. The actual SMO, Dr Rakesh Kumar, told the court the accused is stable and already treated at super-speciality hospitals. The court ordered a copy of the order be sent to the Director General (Prisons) for action.
The Indian Opinion
The overreach by a jail doctor claiming a rank he does not hold feeds a deeper rot: paperwork is being weaponised to push inmates' bail pleas. The court called it 'not acceptable', rightly so. But the bigger test is whether the prisons chief will act against the doctor or let a warning suffice. Watch for the DG's next move: a simple transfer or a real inquiry? That will show if accountability is more than a courtroom soundbite.
Source: livelaw.in
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