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Delhi High Court Quashes FIR Against Hospital, Gynaecologist For Leaving Cotton Mop ...

Source: , Posted On:   12 December 2025

The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR alleging criminal medical negligence against a private hospital and its senior gynaecologist for leaving a cotton mop inside a woman's abdomen during her c-section surgery. Justice Amit Mahajan said that at best, it was a case which could have delineated a civil liability and that the lapse did not warrant criminal liability. The petition was filed by...

https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/delhi-high-court/delhi-high-court-quashes-fir-against-hospital-gynaecologist-for-leaving-cotton-mop-inside-womans-abdomen-during-c-section-313127

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