Maharashtra panel to reopen cases of Acquittal under PNDT Act
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Pune: Struggling to curb sex determination in the state, a Maharashtra government expert committee is now going to reanalyse PCPNDT cases that were filed under the act but led to the acquittals of medical practitioners
The Maharashtra government panel recently held a meeting to discuss the acquittals cases of sex selection cases registered under the PCPNDT act. A report in Express states that committee will now review the 180 cases, in which doctors and radiologists have been acquitted of various charges related to foetal sex determination under the Pre-conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC-PNDT) Act.
Reviewing the filed cases under the PNDT Act, Anuja Gulati, state coordinator of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said, “We want to understand whether there are cases that can be taken up for further appeal."She further said that there were 91 cases the accused were convicted though the court gave them relief.
Dr Archana Patil, in-charge of the State Family Welfare Bureau said that there could be several technical reasons due to which a large number of cases ended in acquittals. There must be simple errors could be among the reasons like in some cases, official documents stating that the concerned person was an appropriate authority implementing the Act were not submitted. “We want to discuss the merits of each case and decide whether they are fit for appeal,” said Patil.
The Maharashtra government panel recently held a meeting to discuss the acquittals cases of sex selection cases registered under the PCPNDT act. A report in Express states that committee will now review the 180 cases, in which doctors and radiologists have been acquitted of various charges related to foetal sex determination under the Pre-conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC-PNDT) Act.
Reviewing the filed cases under the PNDT Act, Anuja Gulati, state coordinator of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said, “We want to understand whether there are cases that can be taken up for further appeal."She further said that there were 91 cases the accused were convicted though the court gave them relief.
Dr Archana Patil, in-charge of the State Family Welfare Bureau said that there could be several technical reasons due to which a large number of cases ended in acquittals. There must be simple errors could be among the reasons like in some cases, official documents stating that the concerned person was an appropriate authority implementing the Act were not submitted. “We want to discuss the merits of each case and decide whether they are fit for appeal,” said Patil.
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