Settlement between parties not accepted for offences under PCPNDT Act: Gujarat HC

In a recent judgment, the Gujarat High Court bench noted that the offences under Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994 are serious in nature and they affect the Society.

Referring to this, the High Court bench comprising Justice Gita Gopi held that settlement of such kind of offences under the PCPNDT Act cannot be accepted.

These observations were made by the High Court bench while considering an application filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for quashing and setting aside the FIR regarding the offences under Sections 304, 313, 314, 120(B), 114 of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 22 of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994 as well as the Criminal Case pending before the learned Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Ahmedabad.

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Settlement Between Parties Not Accepted For Offences Under PCPNDT Act: Gujarat HC