Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 Section 23 - Bare Act

( 1) Any medical geneticist, gynaecologist, registered medical practitioner or any person who owns a Genetic Counselling Centre, a Genetic Laboratory or a Genetic Clinic or is employed in such a Centre, Laboratory or Clinic and renders his professional or technical services to or at such a Centre, Laboratory or Clinic, whether on an honorary basis or otherwise, and who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees and on any subsequent conviction, with imprisonment which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.

¹[( 2 ) The name of the registered me dical practitioner sh all be reported by the Appropriate Authority to the State Medical Council concerned for taking necessary action including suspension of the registration if the charges are framed by the court and till the case is disposed of and on conviction for removal of hi s name from the register of the Council for a period of five years for the first offence and permanently for the sub sequent offence.

( 3 ) Any person who seeks the aid of any Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory, Genetic Clinic or ultrasound clinic or imaging clinic or of a me dical geneticist, gynaecologist, sonologist or imaging specialist or registered me dical practitioner or any other person for sex selection or for conducting pre-natal diagnostic techniques on any pregnant woman for the purposes other than those specified in sub -section ( 2 ) of section 4 , he sh all be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees for the first offence and for any sub sequent offence with imprisonment which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees.

( 4 ) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby provided, that the provisions of sub section ( 3 ) sh all not apply to the woman who was compelled to undergo such diagnostic techniques or such selection.]

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1 . Substituted b y Act 14 of 2003 , sec. 19 , for sub -sections ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) (see Annexe).