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Police cannot investigate offences under PCPNDT Act: Supreme Court

The Hindu - National · 20 August 2026 at 5:01 pm

Police cannot investigate offences under PCPNDT Act: Supreme Court

The PCPNDT Act was enacted with the intent to prohibit the use of prenatal diagnostic techniques for determination of the sex of the foetus

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