HC rejects 3rd anticipatory bail plea of accused in sex determination case, slaps Rs 10k fine
Chandigarh: While dismissing the third anticipatory bail plea of an accused who was booked for sex determination case under the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, the Punjab and Haryana high court imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the accused for filing successive petitions for anticipatory bail by changing his counsels, which subsequently led to a delay in investigation.
The high court was hearing the third anticipatory bail plea for an FIR which was registered on December, 2020 on Thursday.
The FIR was filed under sections 3A, 3B, 5, 6, 23, 25 Rule 3-A(1) of the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994, Sections 420 and 120-B IPC (Section 15(2) of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 which was registered later at Ludhiana, reports the Indian Express.
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The petitioner's counsel had submitted that the petitioner was held innocent in a probe report dated October 16, 2021. The state argued that the report was not based on facts. According to the pleadings, the raids took place on 17th December, 2021, however, the petitioner could not be arrested.
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