Medicolegal Update
(Dr Sudhir Gupta, Additional Prof, Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, AIIMS)
(Dr Sudhir Gupta, Additional Prof, Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, AIIMS)
In criminal cases, no fee is paid to
any witness, including the doctor, at the time of serving the summons. The
summoned doctor must attend the Court and give evidence because of the interest
of the State in securing truth/justice, otherwise the doctor will be charged
with contempt of Court. However, in criminal cases, conveyance charges and
daily allowance can be claimed by the doctor according to Government rules.
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