A General Overview on the Medico Legal Provisions of Bharathiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023
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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Medico Legal Provisions, Indian Penal CodeAbstract
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 brought about very extensive alteration in the criminal justice system of India because it aims at overhauling the Indian Penal Code of 1860. This review article analyzes the new code from the medico-legal perspective, focusing on the provisions that might be of interest to medical and legal professionals. Specific parts of the act regarding consent, injury, criminal responsibility, medical negligence, sexual offenses, and other important areas are discussed in order to understand legislative purpose and real-life implications. Analyzing these provisions the article exposes how strategies of the healthcare delivery are interrelated with legal obligations, patients’ entitlements, professionalism, and the quest for justice in practice. Specifically, the goal of this review is to help practitioners, legal scholars, and policymakers as well as physicians be more aware and thus more cautious in the new legal environment that has emerged.
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