[Criminal Appeal Nos. 506-508 of 2014 arising out of SLP (CRL) Nos.2421-2423 of 2013]. We are of the considered view, after hearing the senior counsel appearing for the Appellant and the party-in-person, that the judgment is vitiated by an error apparent on the face of the record, which goes to the very root of the matter in a case relating to medical negligence. The Appellants herein approached the High Court of Punjab & Haryana under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (for short "Cr.P.C.") for quashing complaint Case No.7506/09/11 dated 9.6.2008 and the summoning order 26.7.2011 passed by the Court of Judicial Magistrate (First Class),Chandigarh. The Appellants herein are in the management of a hospital named, INSCOL Multispecialty Hospital, Chandigarh. On 1.8.2005, the wife of Respondent No.1, by name, Inderjeet Arora, approached Dr. Jayant Banerjeeand, on his advice, she was referred to the above-mentioned hospital. She was admitted in the ICU by Dr. Jayant Banerjee and was attended by doctors of the hospital. Later, she was discharged from the hospital on 2.8.2005 on the request of son of Respondent No.1. On a total hospital bill of Rs.1,01,858/- a sum of Rs.30,000/- was paid and, for rest of the amount, a cheque was issued by Respondent No.1, husband of the patient.
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