Bail plea of woman who opened medical clinic without degree rejected

Additional Sessions judge Ravinder Bedi stated that the woman was not a qualified person since she did not hold any medical degree or certificate that would prove her qualification as a midwife or a nurse.

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It further observed, "The material on record would indicate that the deceased, who was five months pregnant, was taken to the clinic of the accused on 22.05.2021. The woman also deposited an amount of Rs 16,000 for her treatment. However, within 30 minutes of treatment, the deceased died with her foetus aborted. Cause of death in postmortem report is awaited, after ascertaining chemical analysis report of viscera."

Responding to the discrepancies pointed out by the counsel of the accused in the prosecution case that came up during investigation where they mentioned the critical condition of the deceased pregnant woman, the court observed that those could not be considered while ordering bail as they could not delve into deep analysis of evidence appreciation or the reasons touching the merits of the case.

In a previous order dated November 11, the court had noted that the accused used to work as a midwife/assistant (auxiliary staff) in a maternity centre, which was also not registered with the Medical Council of India or any other government agency. The woman worked at the maternity clinic till the year 2002 after which she established and started running her own clinic, reports Times of India.

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