Hyderabad, Jan. 1 -- Decriminalising medical negligence in the new criminal Bill, the government may have taken an unpopular decision but they have tried to make it clear that doctors cannot be treated at par with criminals.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill seeks to replace the colonial era-Indian Penal Code.

Medical negligence occurs when the doctor simply fails to take "due care" and fails to perform according to standard operation procedures.

But then should he/she be made into a criminal or a murderer who intentionally snuffs out the life of another? The answer is No.

However, though criminal negligence has been kept out it, would definitely not mean that any patient who feels that criminal negligence has occurred cannot knock on the ...