SC rejects bail plea of doctor accused of prescribing cough syrup linked to 26 child deaths
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant bail to paediatrician Praveen Soni, who was arrested in October 2025 for allegedly continuing to prescribe Coldrif cough syrup linked to the deaths of 26 children in Madhya Pradesh, observing that the case was too serious to warrant his release at this stage

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SC rejects bail plea of doctor accused of prescribing cough syrup linked to 26 child deaths (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
The SC refused bail to paediatrician Praveen Soni, accused of continuing to prescribe Coldrif cough syrup linked to 26 children’s deaths in Madhya Pradesh.
SC rejects bail plea of doctor accused of prescribing cough syrup linked to 26 child deaths (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant bail to paediatrician Praveen Soni, who was arrested in October 2025 for allegedly continuing to prescribe Coldrif cough syrup linked to the deaths of 26 children in Madhya Pradesh, observing that the…
