In today's world, medical practitioners often unexpectedly meet up with medico legal issues. This is due to the fact that every registered medical practitioner is expected to perform some medico legal duty. Several cases of criminal negligence are being registered against these professionals.
The right to healthcare requires ensuring that appropriate physical health services are available without discrimination and are accessible, acceptable and of good quality. Medico legal case (MLC) is a case where besides the medical treatment; police investigations are essential to fix the responsibility regarding the present condition of the patient.