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Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Save Life
Foundation and another Vs Union of India and
another in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 235/2012 vide its
order dated 29th October 2014, inter-alia, directed to
issue necessary directions with regard to the
protection of Good Samaritans until appropriate
legislation is made by the Union Legislature;
And whereas, the Central Government published the
guidelines in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part
I, Section I dated 12th May 2015 for protection of the
Good Samaritans, i.e. a person who is a bystander or
a passer-by, who chooses to assist an injured person
or a person in distress on the road;
And whereas, as per para 1 (7) and (8) of the said
guidelines dated 12th May, 2015, Standard Operating
Procedures are to be framed for the examination of
Good Samaritans by the Police or during trial;
And whereas, the Central Government considers it
necessary to issue Standard Operating Procedure for
the examination of Good Samaritans by the Police or
during trial and here by issue the following standard
operating procedure, namely:—
1. 1. The Good Samaritan shall be treated
respectfully and without any discrimination on the
grounds of gender, religion, nationality, caste or any
other grounds.
2. Any person who makes a phone call to the Police
control room or Police station to give information
about any accidental injury or death, except an
eyewitness may not reveal personal details such as
full name, address, phone number etc.
3. Any Police official, on arrival at the scene, shall
not compel the Good Samaritan to disclose his / her
name, identity, address and other such details in the
Record Form or Log Register.
4. Any Police official or any other person shall not
force any Good Samaritan who helps an injured
person to become a witness in the matter. The option
of becoming a witness in the matter shall solely rest
with the Good Samaritan.
5. The concerned Police official(s) shall allow the
Good Samaritan to leave after having informed the
Police about an injured person on the road, and no

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