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SC raps States for Not Appealing Acquittals in PC-PNDT Cases Calls It a Cover-Up for Poor Prosecution(10.09.2025)

Supreme Court questioned why States fail to appeal acquittals in Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act. It cited Rule 18A.....

Tags : Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, Prosecution, Acquittal



Supreme Court: Sex Selection Practices Continues Due to Preference For Male Children(12.06.2026)

Supreme Court stressed strict enforcement of the PCPNDT Act while dismissing a doctor's plea against criminal proceedings, observing that persistent p.....

Tags : Sex Selection; Male Children; Preference



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Preventing sex-selective abortions(22.02.2016)

1994 saw the introduction of two pieces of legislation that hoped to stem the practice of terminating pregnancies mid-term if the child to be born was.....

Tags : Sex selection, constitutionality, ultrasound



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