Dhanbad judge death: HC pulls up hospital for delay in informing police about incident

The Jharkhand High Court has pulled up the management of the hospital where Dhanbad judge Uttam Anand was taken after being hit by an auto-rickshaw last month for the delay in informing the police about the incident, Live Law.

The judge was out jogging on July 28 when he was allegedly murdered. CCTV footage of the incident showed an auto-rickshaw suddenly swerving towards Anand, who was walking on an empty road, and hitting him. The vehicle, which was reportedly stolen, then drove away.

The Central Bureau of investigation took over the case on August 4. Five days after that, the Supreme Court directed the agency to submit weekly reports to the Jharkhand High Court on the progress of the investigation.

After reading one such report, Chief Justice Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad pointed out on August 19 that the judge was brought to the hospital at 5.30 am and died at 9 am, but the police were told about the incident only at 11.45 am.

The judges sought an explanation for why the doctor who attended to Anand or the hospital management were negligent in their duties, according to Live Law. They asked the Jharkhand government’s lawyer to inform them about what action had been taken against the hospital authorities.

During the hearing,…

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