how to prosecute doctor and accused?
Aashish Satpute.
(Querist) 09 January 2011
This query is : Resolved
complainant,investigating officer and witnesses states that accused who is an compounder in civil hospital committed offence,but accused with the hlp of doctor make a record that he was in hospital at the time of commission of offence?
how we can implicate the doctor as well as accused?
Advocate. Arunagiri
(Expert) 09 January 2011
The doctor can be a witness to prove that the accused was in hospital.
If the doctor creates a false record book him for creating false record u/s 218 ipc.
218. Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture —
Whoever, being a public servant, and being as such public servant, charged with the preparation of any record or other writing, frames that record or writing in a manner which he knows to be incorrect, with intent to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, loss or injury to the public or to any person, or with intent thereby to save, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby save, any person from legal punishment, or with intent to save, or knowing that he is likely thereby to save, any property from forfeiture or other charge to which it is liable by law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE
Punishment—Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both—Cognizable—Bailable—Triable by Magistrate of the first class—Non-compoundable.
