What happened (Supreme Court directions)
The Supreme Court directed two private hospitals in Ghaziabad to pay a total of ₹12 lakh to the family of a four-year-old rape victim who later died. The dispute involved allegations that the child was denied timely emergency medical treatment after sustaining severe injuries.
The Supreme Court took note of an investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT). The Court’s reasoning relied on a timeline indicating a delay in medical care after severe injuries.
The Supreme Court relied on these timeline facts:
The child remained alive for nearly five hours after sustaining severe injuries.Timely medical care was not provided to the child during that period.
The petition before the Supreme Court was filed by the rape victim’s father, described as a daily-wage labourer.
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