Gurupreet D/O Shobhasing Sandhu vs The State Of Maharashtra And Another

ik-25387387 Bombay High Court 7 March 2026 • 26 min read

Judges (1)

Abhay S. Waghwase Delivered

Counsel (3)

Amol N. Kakade Counsel Petitioner B. V. Virdhe Counsel Respondent Nilesh S. Ghanekar Counsel Petitioner

Parties (4)

State of Maharashtra Respondent Dr. Gurupreet Shobhasing Sandhu Petitioner Dr. Manju Percy Jilla Petitioner Shashikant Namdeo Jadhav Respondent

Case Significance

Gurupreet D/O Shobhasing Sandhu vs The State Of Maharashtra And Another is a Bombay High Court decision dated March 7, 2026 (citation: ik-25387387). Two medical practitioners filed criminal revision applications challenging the rejection of their discharge applications under Section 227 CrPC from a charge under Section 304 r/w 34 IPC for alleged medical negligence causing death. The Court found that death occurred after a second procedure at a different hospital with which neither petitioner had any connection, and the complainant's family did not blame the petitioners in earlier accidental death inquiry statements, only attributing negli The case was heard by Justice Abhay S. Waghwase. Counsel appearing: Amol N. Kakade (counsel for petitioner), B. V. Virdhe (counsel for respondent), Nilesh S. Ghanekar (counsel for petitioner).

Summary

Two medical practitioners filed criminal revision applications challenging the rejection of their discharge applications under Section 227 CrPC from a charge under Section 304 r/w 34 IPC for alleged medical negligence causing death. The Court found that death occurred after a second procedure at a different hospital with which neither petitioner had any connection, and the complainant's family did not blame the petitioners in earlier accidental death inquiry statements, only attributing negligence a year later. Both revision petitioners were discharged, following the Supreme Court's principles in Jacob Mathew regarding essential ingredients for Section 304 IPC in medical negligence cases.

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