Delhi hospitals, police stations to be paired up for faster emergency response
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Friday approved the linking and re-distribution of police stations to designated hospitals for handling Medico Legal Cases (MLCs) and conducting Postmortem Examinations (PMEs). The initiative, aligned with the recently enacted Criminal Justice Acts, is aimed at ensuring quicker and more effective medical and forensic responses in cases such as road accidents, sexual assault and other emergencies requiring urgent medico-legal intervention.advertisementThe approval came after a comprehensive interdepartmental review involving Delhi Police, the Home Department and the Health and Family Welfare Department of the GNCTD.
Initially, Delhi Police submitted a consolidated list of police stations with their existing and proposed hospital linkages. The Health Department then developed a proposal addressing delays and inefficiencies in current medico-legal procedures.A committee under the Health Department conducted a detailed study and recommended optimal pairings between police stations and hospitals to reduce emergency response times and streamline medico-legal protocols. These proposals were vetted for feasibility by the Home Department in consultation with police and healthcare authorities.Subsequently, the Law Department reviewed the draft notification and made necessary legal amendments. The final re-distribution has been implemented under Section 194(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) Act, 2023.This measure is expected to strengthen coordination between law enforcement and healthcare systems, enabling timely medical aid and medico-legal documentation. Officials believe it will play a critical role in improving justice delivery by minimising procedural delays in criminal cases involving victims.- EndsMust Watch
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