No Result
View All Result
  • Login
Monday, August 15, 2022
Afternoon Voice
SUBSCRIBE
  • Home
  • Top News
  • City News
  • Nation
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    • Bollywood
    • Hollywood
  • Sports
    • Cricket
    • Hockey
    • Tennis
    • Football
    • Badminton
  • Editorial
  • Opinion
    • Column
    • Diary
    • Letters
  • Epaper
  • More
    • Editor’s Pick
    • Featured
    • Lifestyle
    • Different Strokes
    • Multimedia
    • Sci-Tech
    • Politics
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Top News
  • City News
  • Nation
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    • Bollywood
    • Hollywood
  • Sports
    • Cricket
    • Hockey
    • Tennis
    • Football
    • Badminton
  • Editorial
  • Opinion
    • Column
    • Diary
    • Letters
  • Epaper
  • More
    • Editor’s Pick
    • Featured
    • Lifestyle
    • Different Strokes
    • Multimedia
    • Sci-Tech
    • Politics
No Result
View All Result
Afternoon Voice
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Top News
  • City News
  • Nation
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Opinion
  • Epaper
  • More

Home > City News > High Court refuses relief to doctor on complaint under PCPNDT Act

High Court refuses relief to doctor on complaint under PCPNDT Act

afternoonvoice@gmail.com' by Afternoon Voice
May 13, 2014
in City News
A A
0

Inaccuracies and irregularities in maintenance of records and forms as mandated under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act amounts to offence, Bombay High Court held while refusing to grant relief to a doctor.

The Aurangabad bench of the High Court was hearing a petition filed by Dr Dattatray Kanade, who owns Kanade Maternity Home in Ahmednagar, seeking to quash a complaint filed against him under the PCPNDT Act. According to the complaint filed in 2007, there were various discrepancies in the maintenance of hospital records and Form F, which is filled by the hospital along with the signature of the pregnant woman stating that sex determination of the foetus was not carried out during sonography.

The petitioner’s lawyer R S Shinde argued that no offence under the PCPNDT Act is made out as there were only irregularities and not illegalities. Justice A I S Cheema, however, observed that even deficiencies and inaccuracies in the maintenance of records and Form F attract criminal charges under the PCPNDT Act. “It is clear that it would be premature to accept explanations regarding inaccuracies or deficiencies before trial takes place. It is further apparent that if the lapse is insignificant then the benefit would go to the accused at the time of sentence but claiming that deficiencies in Form F and keeping records are insignificant cannot be reason to claim that no offence is there and to discharge the accused,” Justice Cheema said recently.

“This court cannot, before holding of trial, decide whether or not the records have been kept properly or Form F has been properly filled or not and if the deficiencies pointed out are serious or insignificant. It would be prejudging the matter,” the court held. “In such serious matters, it would be inappropriate to interfere when a prima facie case is made out,” Justice Cheema said while dismissing the petition.

afternoonvoice@gmail.com'

Afternoon Voice

Recommended For You

Police, Mumbai
City News

Seven People arrested in Delhi for posing Mumbai police officers and robbing wellness centre

August 15, 2022
Mohan Bhagwat hoists Tricolour at RSS headquarters in Nagpur
Nagpur

Mohan Bhagwat hoists Tricolour at RSS headquarters in Nagpur

August 15, 2022
Eknath Shinde, Shiv sena, maharashtra, OBC, Maratha, Dhangar ,
City News

CM Shinde says, “The Maha govt committed to extending reservation benefits to OBCs, Marathas and Dhangar”

August 15, 2022
Eknath Shinde. Hosting, Independent day, Maharashtra, Mumbai, India, Thane
City News

Independence Day: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde hoists the national flag

August 15, 2022
Independence Day
City News

4000 people participated in “Tiranga Yatra” at Mumbai ahead of Independence Day

August 14, 2022
arrested
City News

BMC staffer gets 3 months imprisonment for calling corporator ‘gudiya’

August 14, 2022
ADVERTISEMENT

LATEST

Police, Mumbai

Seven People arrested in Delhi for posing Mumbai police officers and robbing wellness centre

August 15, 2022
Priyanka Chaturvedi

‘Look inwards and on BJP’s attitude towards women’, says Opposition on “Nari Shakti” remark

August 15, 2022
2 soldiers were injured in encounter with militants in Nagalan

2 soldiers were injured in encounter with militants in Nagalan

August 15, 2022
Boris Johnson

UK PM Borris Johnson talks about strengthening ties with India

August 15, 2022
Shashi Tharoor

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor states “MLA K T Jaleel should apologise to the nation”

August 15, 2022
ADVERTISEMENT
Afternoon Voice

© 2022 Newsmakers Publications Pvt. Ltd. | All rights reserved.

Important Links

  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Support Parallel Media

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Top News
  • City News
  • Nation
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    • Bollywood
    • Hollywood
  • Sports
    • Cricket
    • Hockey
    • Tennis
    • Football
    • Badminton
  • Editorial
  • Opinion
    • Column
    • Diary
    • Letters
  • Epaper
  • More
    • Editor’s Pick
    • Featured
    • Lifestyle
    • Different Strokes
    • Multimedia
    • Sci-Tech
    • Politics

© 2022 Newsmakers Publications Pvt. Ltd. | All rights reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?