As per case facts, the applicant, a medical practitioner, was accused of medical negligence under Sections 304-A and 201 of the IPC following the death of a patient in his ... clinic. The FIR alleged the patient died due to an "unknown injection" causing trauma to the spinal cord. The applicant denied administering any treatment or injection, stating the patient collapsed after resting in his clinic. Investigation and an expert committee report cited death due to trauma from an "unknown injection" and other health issues, but no poison was detected, and no witness statements confirmed the applicant administered the injection. The applicant sought to quash the FIR. The question arose whether a *prima facie* case of "gross medical negligence" under Section 304-A of the IPC was established against the applicant to proceed with the trial. Finally, the Court, referencing principles that criminal medical negligence requires a very high degree of "gross negligence," found the evidence insufficient to connect the applicant with the alleged injection or to prove gross negligence. Therefore, the FIR and subsequent proceedings against the applicant were quashed.