“Not a doctor” gets 7 years of jail for killing pregnant woman in botched up surgery
The Supreme Court, on Friday gave its verdict to one of the most ineffable cases in medical history. The convict, Riyazuddin who killed a pregnant woman in 2006 in a botched up surgery claims that he is not a doctor but in fact, a compounder of the hospital.
Qualifications of a doctor but alleges to be a compounder.
‘’I was only a compounder and assisted the doctors in the operation’’, claims the convict.
There were two other female doctors handling the surgery. According to Riyazuddin, ‘’the doctors have been let off and I have been sentenced’’.
The deceased, Sushmita died due to a hemorrhagic shock caused by a ‘’gross negligent’’ surgical intervention.
Riyazuddin prescribed an ultrasound for Sushmita but alleges to be a compounder in Court. He challenged the Delhi High Court which held him guilty under the charge of culpable homicide, not amounting to murder.
Dubious claims rejected by Court
The bench dismissed his pleas, observing that;
- Once a patient is inside the operation theatre, nobody knows what is happening inside, as family members are not granted access during surgery.
- Why did he work as a compounder in a private clinic when he had the qualifications of a doctor?
3. If he really wasn’t a doctor, why did he not profess who among the doctors had conducted the surgery.
7 years of jail inadequate for homicide
The Supreme Court declared that everyone can be deemed responsible for a mishap once the doors of an operation theatre are closed.
‘’ The question is about a human life. You should in fact consider yourself lucky you are getting jailed only for seven years.’’, the Bench asserted.
