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&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;\nmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:\nminor-latin\">Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued the following\nguidelines for the protection of the people, on the recommendation of the Panel\nappointed by the Court and in consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs\nand the Ministry of Law and Order. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;\nmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:\nminor-latin\">Any bystander, including an eyewitness of the road accident, can\ntake the injured person to the nearest hospital. In such situations the\nbystander will be allowed to leave immediately after admitting the injured, no\nquestions asked, in case of an eyewitness, he\/she will be let go after the\naddress and any other required details are confirmed by the officials. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;\nmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:\nminor-latin\">To encourage other citizens to come forward for the help of Road\nAccident victims, a suitable reward or compensation will be given by the\nmethods adopted by the State Governments.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;\nmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:\nminor-latin\">The bystander will not be liable for any civil and criminal\nliability, and neither will he\/she be compelled to state his\/her name and\npersonal details. Producing such details will be made optional and voluntary. Similarly,\nthis will also be incorporated in the Medicolegal Case (MLC) Forms provided by\nhospitals. Necessary disciplinary actions will be taken against Government\nofficials in case they force or threaten such good will bystanders for their\npersonal details. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;\nmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:\nminor-latin\">In a situation where the bystander or first responder voluntarily\nmentions himself\/herself as the witness of the accident, and is required to be\npresent for the investigation by the Police or during trial, he\/she will be\nsummoned for the trial and Standard Operating Procedure defined by the State\nGovernment will be followed, to avoid any persecution or intimidation. The\neyewitness will be contacted extensively for video conferencing during the\ntrial. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;\nmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:\nminor-latin\">The Ministry of Health and Family welfare is to issue a guideline\nwhich would mention that no registered Public or Private hospital should stop\nthe payment of first responder, towards the registration or recruitment costs.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;\nmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:\nminor-latin\">In case of an emergency situation related to road accident, if the\ndoctor or any other medical professional refuses to help or if there is any\nlack of response by the doctor for treatment of the patient, all such personnel\nwill be prosecuted under the Indian Medical Council (Business Ethics, Ethics\nand Moral) Regulation, 2002, Section 8. All Hospitals will be directed to\npublish and post a charter in this regard, in the English, Hindi and the native\nlanguage if the State or Union Territory to this effect. Appropriate action\nwill be taken by concerned authorities in case of noncompliance or violation of\nthese guidelines.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>o&nbsp;&nbsp; Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued the following guidelines for the protection of the people, on the recommendation of the Panel appointed&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/highwaypolice.maharashtra.gov.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/742"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/highwaypolice.maharashtra.gov.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/highwaypolice.maharashtra.gov.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/highwaypolice.maharashtra.gov.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/highwaypolice.maharashtra.gov.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=742"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/highwaypolice.maharashtra.gov.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3857,"href":"https:\/\/highwaypolice.maharashtra.gov.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/742\/revisions\/3857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/highwaypolice.maharashtra.gov.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}