UNION OF INDIA vs S.S.BEDI — Crl.A. No. 13/2013

Summary: Union of India v. S.S. Bedi (Crl.A. No. 13/2013) The Supreme Court upheld Lt. Col. S.S. Bedi's conviction for sexually assaulting two female patients (under IPC Section 354), finding evidence that he inappropriately touched their private parts during medical examinations beyond what was medically necessary. The Court restored the original cashiering sentence (which the Armed Forces Tribunal had reduced to a Rs.50,000 fine), citing his reprehensible abuse of trust as a doctor, though it directed authorities to consider his service record and advanced age before initiating pension forfeiture proceedings. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.