Violation of PC PNDT Act: Radiologist sentenced to 2 years rigorous imprisonment

Jabalpur: Holing violation of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, a session court in Jabalpur has found a DMRD doctor guilty and gave a two-year sentence of rigorous imprisonment.

According to a recent report by TOI, the doctor in this case is the director of a sonography centre.

On February 13, 2017, a state-level inspection team conducted raids on several sonography centres, including the one run by the accused doctor, which led to the discovery of illegal activities. The inspection revealed that the doctor's centre lacked complete records of women who had undergone sonography tests.

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In response to this, the chief medical and health officer (CMHO) of Jabalpur charged legal action against the doctor and a case was registered, reports TOI.

During the legal proceedings, the prosecution presented the testimony of eight witnesses to prove the crimes committed by the doctor. 

The Jabalpur chief judicial magistrate subsequently found the doctor guilty of violating the Pre-conception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act.

As a consequence of this conviction, he has been sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment, and required to pay a fine of Rs 4,000, adds TOI report.

The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, often known as the Prohibition of Sex Selection Act, was passed by the Indian Parliament in 1994. According to the Act, it is forbidden to employ any method to determine a foetus's gender after conception.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported about an illegal scan centre behind the Siruvangur government medical college hospital near Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi town which was closed down for performing sex determination of foetus.

Following this, the district health and police officials sealed the scan centre, and were on the lookout for the proprietor of the centre and his assistant who was at large.

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