Jayantibhai Chaturbhai Patel vs State Of Gujarat

insc-2025-1443 Supreme Court of India 16 December 2025 • CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 890 • 13 min read
5 cases cited (0 SG, 5 foreign) Cited by 1 case

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Case Significance

Jayantibhai Chaturbhai Patel vs State Of Gujarat is a Supreme Court of India decision dated December 16, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1443). Criminal appeal by a doctor convicted of sexual assault of a patient in his dispensary. The Supreme Court acquitted the accused, finding the prosecution failed to examine key witnesses present at the hospital, medical evidence did not corroborate the allegations, and conviction based solely on the FIR contents was impermissible. The bench comprised Justices Sanjay Karol and Vipul M. Pancholi. The judgment was delivered by Justice Vipul M. Pancholi.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 5 case citations.

Summary

Criminal appeal by a doctor convicted of sexual assault of a patient in his dispensary. The Supreme Court acquitted the accused, finding the prosecution failed to examine key witnesses present at the hospital, medical evidence did not corroborate the allegations, and conviction based solely on the FIR contents was impermissible.

What was the outcome of Jayantibhai Chaturbhai Patel vs State Of Gujarat?

Criminal appeal by a doctor convicted of sexual assault of a patient in his dispensary. The Supreme Court acquitted the accused, finding the prosecution failed to examine key witnesses present at the ...

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(2003) 7 SCC 291 (2009) 10 SCC 773 (2009) 15 SCC 566 (2010) 10 SCC 439 2025 INSC 1443

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Source: Indian Kanoon (insc-2025-1443)