Sex Determination Offences Under PCPNDT Act Are Cognizable; FIR Registration Not Barred by Law: Delhi High Court
In a significant ruling, the Delhi High Court has affirmed that offences under the Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technique (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (PC & PNDT Act) are cognizable. This ruling establishes that the registration of an FIR and police investigation under the Act is not barred by law. The Court dismissed the plea filed by Dr. Randhawa Ultrasonography Imaging and Research Institute and two doctors, seeking to…
