Journal of Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue: 1

Med Asylum & False Medical Certificates

  • Author:
  • DS Bhullar1,, AS Bakshi2, KK Aggarwal3
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Published Online: Jun 1, 2017
  • Page Number: 4 to 7

1Assistant Professor Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

2Assistant Professor Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

3Professor& Head Department of Orthopedics, Government Medical College (Rajindra Hospital), Patiala, Punjab, India

*Email: drdsbhullar@yahoo.in

Abstract

The Medical Council of India has provided a list of certificates, reports, notifications etc. issued by doctors for the purposes of various acts/administrative requirements and the doctors are supposed to act as per law while preparing these certificates. Sometimes the medical professionals are alleged to issue false certificates for various reasons and considerations which is not only disgrace to the profession but also punishable under law of the land. The moral, ethical and legal implications of such falsified medical reports are being discussed here.

Keywords

Med-asylum, Contempt of Court, Medical Certificate, Unethical, Code of Ethics, Lunacy, Professional Conduct, Forgery, Indian Penal Code