Doctor arrested for negligence gets given bail

A gynaecologist,arrested for her alleged negligence in a case of child birth leading to the death of the woman few hours after the delivery,has been given bail by a Delhi court.

Additional sessions judge Ravinder Kaur let off Dr Namrata of Arogya Niketan Clinic in Dwarka saying police have not been able to link the death to the doctor’s negligence.

“The prosecution has failed to show as to what act of the accused was negligent in conducting the delivery of deceased Lata and what was the nexus between the negligent act of the accused and the excessive bleeding resulting in her death,” the court said.

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As per the prosecution,Lata was taken to Dr Namrata’s clinic on November 19,2009 when she delivered a girl child and was discharged the same day. She,however,had to be rushed back to the clinic shortly later as she suffered heavy bleeding and and her condition deteriorated.

Dr Namrata allegedly administered some injection to her and referred her to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital,where the woman died on November 20,2009.

The autopsy report said the death was due to full term delivery under the treatment of “unskilled and non-competent doctor”. It added the possibility of medical negligence by the doctor,treating Lata,could not be ruled out.

Dr Namrata,in her bail plea,denied conducting Lata’s delivery,saying she had given birth to the child on road. She also pointed out that the postmortem report did not explain as to what act of her was found negligent.

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She also pleaded for bail saying she had been in custody since August 1,2011,while she was a widow and there was no one to take care of her three minor children.

Granting her bail,the court directed her not to leave the country and asked her to surrender her passport.