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The Madhya Pradesh Regulation of Couching Act, 1944

The M.P. Regulation of Couching Act, 1944

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The Madhya Pradesh Regulation of Couching Act, 1944 is a public health law aimed at protecting people from dangerous, unqualified eye surgeries across the state of Madhya Pradesh. It strictly prohibits anyone who is not a licensed or qualified medical practitioner from performing, attempting, or offering to perform couching, an unsafe traditional procedure used to treat cataracts by physically interfering with the eye. By penalizing both the unauthorized procedure and its encouragement with up to six months of imprisonment or fines, the law safeguards vulnerable patients from vision-threatening quackery and ensures medical treatments are restricted to recognized professionals.

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  1. 1. Short title.
  2. 2. Meaning of registered practitioner.
  3. 3. Penalty for unlawful couching.
  4. 4. Penalty for abetment of offence.
  5. 5. Offence to be cognizable, bailable and compoundable.
  6. 6. Jurisdiction of Magistrates.

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