SC Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Paediatric Surgeon in Toddler's Orchidectomy Case
Written By : Anshika Mishra
Published On 2026-04-08 12:11 GMT | Update On 2026-04-08 12:11 GMT
Granting relief to a paediatric surgeon who performed an orchidectomy on a toddler, the Supreme Court quashed the criminal proceedings against the doctor. The apex court observed that no malice could be attributed to the doctor and that the procedure adopted by the doctor was one of the alternatives recognised to meet such a medical exigency.
The child’s father had alleged that he had consented only to orchidopexy for his son’s undescended testicle; however, the surgeon performed an orchidectomy (removal of the testicle) without consent and later manipulated the consent form.
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