GOVERNMENT
OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
Health
Medical & Family Welfare - Providing
Medical facilities to the persons arrested / detained in
Police custody -
Implementation of Column 8 of
Para 35 of D.K. Basu’s Judgment given by Supreme Court of India -
Empanelment of Doctors - Orders
- Issued.
HEALTH MEDICAL & FAMILY
WELFARE (B2) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No. 99 Dated:02.04.2005. Read
the following:
1.
Judgment of Hon’ble Supreme Court of
India in (1997) 1 Supreme Court cases 416 in W.P. ( Crl.
) No. 539/1986 filed
by D.K. Basu.
2.
Govt.
Memo No.3881/B2/2005-4 dated 19.03.2005.
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ORDER
In pursuance of the directions issued
in Column 8 of para 35 of the judgment
in D.K. Basu case in the reference first read above , Government hereby direct that all the Government Doctors
of Primary Health Centres / Government General Hospitals of all
towns / Area Hospitals and
District Hospitals in Cities and Districts
including Railways are
designated as Panel Doctors
for the purpose of
strict compliance of the directions
issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in D.K. Basu case in particular to Column 8 Para 35 of the said judgment.
2. All the
Medical Officers are hereby directed to respond to the requisitions made by the
local Police Officers / S.H.Os in the matter of
subjecting the arrestee to medical
examination duly conforming to the Column 8 of Para 35 of D.K. Basu
judgment.
3. All the
Station House Officers / Police
Officers are also
directed to follow
the directions of Supreme Court
by producing the arrestee before said
Panel Doctors to subject
him for medical examination for every 48 hours during
his detention in custody.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA
PRADESH)
Dr. I.V. SUBBA RAO
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
To
The Director of Health, AP,
The Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh Vaidhya to all the Medical Officers
concerned
Vidhana Parishad,
The Director of Medical Education,
AP,
All the Medical Officers in the
State through Director of Health, AP,
The Director General & Inspector General of Police, AP,
The Government Pleader for Home, AP High Court,
The
Home(Leg.I)Department with a
request to issue necessary directions to the Police Officers.
Copy to:
The
commissioner of Printing, Stationery and Stores Purchase, A.P. Hyderabad – with a request to publish in
A.P. Gazette).
SF/SC
// FORWARDED :: BY ORDER //