Karnataka to be first state to have Good Samaritan Act

Q.  Which state will be first to have a Good Samaritan Act?
- Published on 28 Mar 16

a. Tamil Nadu
b. Karnataka
c. Maharashtra
d. Gujarat

ANSWER: Karnataka
 
  • Bystanders and eyewitnesses often hesitate to help accident victims citing cumbersome police and hospital procedures.
  • Karnataka is set to turn the Centre’s Good Samaritan guidelines, which protect citizens who help accident victims, into a law.
  • The State government is in the process of bringing about a ‘Good Samaritan Act’, and could be the first State to do so.
  • Although the Supreme Court had made the guidelines binding on all States earlier this month, making it into an Act is expected to strengthen its implementation.

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