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Anesthetist issues fake medical certificate for man on trial : Suspended for a year

New Delhi : Dwarka based Dr. Hemant Tewari, an anesthetist has been suspended by Delhi Medical Council for one year for allegedly issuing fake medical certificate to an accused so as to help him to get interim bail from Delhi High Court. Dr Tewari has issued three different certificates to the accused RambeerShokeen recommending urgent biopsy or excision of sebaceous cyst and pain in the scrotal region that could be due to hernia. On the basis of these certificates, Shokeen has filed an application with the Delhi High Court seeking bail for treatment.

Shokeenwas booked by the Delhi Police Special Cell under Section 174A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and under the stringent sections 3 (punishment for organised crimes) and 4 (punishment for possessing unaccountable wealth on behalf of a member of organised crime syndicate) of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA) in 2015.