Gujarat files case under PNDT against mom

TNN | Mar 22, 2015, 04.35 AM IST

SURAT: In a first in Gujarat, a case of violation of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act was filed against a mother — Swati Dinesh Patil, resident of Nandurbar in Maharashtra — and her sister-in-law for sex determination of her foetus in Surat on Saturday. Until now, only doctors have been booked for PCPNDT violations in the state.

The FIR accusing a parent and family for PCPNDT violation is the fallout of the crackdown in an interstate sex determination racket being run by a homeopath doctor in Pandersara area.

Ramesh Kapadia, a quack, is a history-sheeter. "There are two PCPNDT violation cases pending against Kapadia in Gujarat high court. We have seized a mobile-sized sonography machine from him which he had hid in a helmet. The sonography was to be done in a flat. Such hush-hush operations indicate that the rot has set deep in society," said Dr Megha Mehta, chief district health officer (CDHO) Surat.

Dr Mehta said the operation has exposed a racket being run by an agent identified as Samadhan in Nandurbar who had tied up with Dr Kapadia and had sent women from Maharashtra for sex determination.

Probably for the first time, a patient from Pune has been booked under PCPNDT Act along with her mother, husband, and two gynecologists who allegedly aided the woman in an abortion of her own unborn female child. All of them were booked after an investigation which lasted for about 6 months. We have often seen radiologists and gynecologists being targeted indiscriminately by the government authorities under PCPNDT act. However, probably for the first time, the mother of two, who also is a lawyer by profession has been charged under PCPNDT act. The incident took place last year in Pune. An informant lodged a complaint with the police commissioner against the lawyer woman last year on August 19. The complaint was sent to local civic administration (Pune Municipal Corporation) for further legal action. After a long investigation, the authorities found that there was a substance in the complaint. The authorities investigated the documents which were seized and recorded the statements of various people as a part of an investigation. The qualified members from medical community were consulted which found that the foetus was normal and there was no evidence of bleeding or placental abnormality from USG which would warrant an abortion. The investigators also found that hospital sent the death information form to the municipal corporation on 23 June 2015, which mentioned the sex of the foetus as ‘female’. The medical records also showed that woman, who is a mother of two girls, frequently visited the alleged hospital for the treatment during the entire pregnancy. The abortion of the foetus was carried out on 23 June 2015 by one of the gynecologists. The woman was accompanied by her mother and the husband for the procedure. The case has been filed in the Judicial Magistrate First Class Court, Shivajinagar, Pune this year, alleging the violation of PCPNDT act 1994 and Rules 1996. The woman who is a practicing lawyer, is booked under 4(2), 6(B), 23 (3), Rule 18 (i), 18 (iii) and 18 (X) for not giving mandatory declaration under Rule 10 (1-A) and is liable for 3 years of imprisonment and/or ₹ 50,000 in fine. Mother and the husband of the woman have been booked for violating (2), 6(B), 23 (3), Rule 18 (i), 18 (iii) and 18 (X) for participating in sex determination and foeticide. The woman gynecologist (also the owner of hospital) is booked for violation of Section 4(3), 5,6,29 Rule 9(1), 9 (4), 9(6), 10(1-A), Rule 18 of PCPNDT Act for not keeping mandatory records and for violation of Section 5 (2), 6 and Rule 18 for communicating the sex of the Foetus with woman and her relatives. The gynecologist who performed an abortion has been booked for female foeticide under Rule 18 (X). As mentioned earlier, this is probably the first time authorities booked all the participants of the heinous act of female foeticide. The incident highlights the importance of proper documentation from the doctors. It also suggests that authorities need to take stern action against all the participants, especially the persons who coerce the doctors for participating in such criminal acts. Source: TNN

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SURAT: In a first in Gujarat, a case of violation of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act was filed against a mother — Swati Dinesh Patil, resident of Nandurbar in Maharashtra — and her sister-in-law for sex determination of her foetus in Surat on Saturday. Until now, only doctors have been booked for PCPNDT violations in the state.

The FIR accusing a parent and family for PCPNDT violation is the fallout of the crackdown in an interstate sex determination racket being run by a homeopath doctor in Pandersara area.

Ramesh Kapadia, a quack, is a history-sheeter. "There are two PCPNDT violation cases pending against Kapadia in Gujarat high court. We have seized a mobile-sized sonography machine from him which he had hid in a helmet. The sonography was to be done in a flat. Such hush-hush operations indicate that the rot has set deep in society," said Dr Megha Mehta, chief district health officer (CDHO) Surat.

Dr Mehta said the operation has exposed a racket being run by an agent identified as Samadhan in Nandurbar who had tied up with Dr Kapadia and had sent women from Maharashtra for sex determination.

Probably for the first time, a patient from Pune has been booked under PCPNDT Act along with her mother, husband, and two gynecologists who allegedly aided the woman in an abortion of her own unborn female child. All of them were booked after an investigation which lasted for about 6 months. We have often seen radiologists and gynecologists being targeted indiscriminately by the government authorities under PCPNDT act. However, probably for the first time, the mother of two, who also is a lawyer by profession has been charged under PCPNDT act. The incident took place last year in Pune. An informant lodged a complaint with the police commissioner against the lawyer woman last year on August 19. The complaint was sent to local civic administration (Pune Municipal Corporation) for further legal action. After a long investigation, the authorities found that there was a substance in the complaint. The authorities investigated the documents which were seized and recorded the statements of various people as a part of an investigation. The qualified members from medical community were consulted which found that the foetus was normal and there was no evidence of bleeding or placental abnormality from USG which would warrant an abortion. The investigators also found that hospital sent the death information form to the municipal corporation on 23 June 2015, which mentioned the sex of the foetus as ‘female’. The medical records also showed that woman, who is a mother of two girls, frequently visited the alleged hospital for the treatment during the entire pregnancy. The abortion of the foetus was carried out on 23 June 2015 by one of the gynecologists. The woman was accompanied by her mother and the husband for the procedure. The case has been filed in the Judicial Magistrate First Class Court, Shivajinagar, Pune this year, alleging the violation of PCPNDT act 1994 and Rules 1996. The woman who is a practicing lawyer, is booked under 4(2), 6(B), 23 (3), Rule 18 (i), 18 (iii) and 18 (X) for not giving mandatory declaration under Rule 10 (1-A) and is liable for 3 years of imprisonment and/or ₹ 50,000 in fine. Mother and the husband of the woman have been booked for violating (2), 6(B), 23 (3), Rule 18 (i), 18 (iii) and 18 (X) for participating in sex determination and foeticide. The woman gynecologist (also the owner of hospital) is booked for violation of Section 4(3), 5,6,29 Rule 9(1), 9 (4), 9(6), 10(1-A), Rule 18 of PCPNDT Act for not keeping mandatory records and for violation of Section 5 (2), 6 and Rule 18 for communicating the sex of the Foetus with woman and her relatives. The gynecologist who performed an abortion has been booked for female foeticide under Rule 18 (X). As mentioned earlier, this is probably the first time authorities booked all the participants of the heinous act of female foeticide. The incident highlights the importance of proper documentation from the doctors. It also suggests that authorities need to take stern action against all the participants, especially the persons who coerce the doctors for participating in such criminal acts. Source: TNN

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