Special courts to speed up feticide cases
JAIPUR: The law department gave its nod for seven upper chief judicial
magistrate courts, which will hear cases related to violation of pre-conception, pre-natal and diagnostic techniques (PCPNDT) Act 1994.
Chief minister Ashok Gehlot met chief justice Rajasthan High Court demanding special courts for early disposal of female feticide cases. The demand for separate courts was raised after Aamir Khan had taken up the issue in the first episode of his serial.
District and session judges, chief judicial/metropolitan magistrate will define jurisdiction of these courts as under Indian Penal Code. These courts would be set up at Ajmer, Bikaner, Bharatpur, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota and Udaipur. These courts will be set up with immediate effect.
Principal health secretary BN Sharma said, around 308 cases have been filed so far in various courts of the state for the violation of PCPNDT Act.Several cases have been pending in various courts for the last four to five years.
According to the medical, health and family welfare department figures, 53 cases till June 2009, 77 cases till June 2010, 165 cases till March 2011 and 308 cases till March 2012 have been filed against the violators of PCPNDT Act.
The medical health and family welfare department claimed that they have stepped up efforts to improve the sex ratio. Sharma said that directions have been issued to instal silent trackers at all sonography centres within three months.
Moreover, chief secretary CK Mathew ordered collectors to launch a 15-point programme in their respective districts for the proper implementation of the PCPNDT Act.
Rajasthan has registered the most number of cases in the country but there's been no conviction yet.
Chief minister Ashok Gehlot met chief justice Rajasthan High Court demanding special courts for early disposal of female feticide cases. The demand for separate courts was raised after Aamir Khan had taken up the issue in the first episode of his serial.
District and session judges, chief judicial/metropolitan magistrate will define jurisdiction of these courts as under Indian Penal Code. These courts would be set up at Ajmer, Bikaner, Bharatpur, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota and Udaipur. These courts will be set up with immediate effect.
Principal health secretary BN Sharma said, around 308 cases have been filed so far in various courts of the state for the violation of PCPNDT Act.Several cases have been pending in various courts for the last four to five years.
According to the medical, health and family welfare department figures, 53 cases till June 2009, 77 cases till June 2010, 165 cases till March 2011 and 308 cases till March 2012 have been filed against the violators of PCPNDT Act.
The medical health and family welfare department claimed that they have stepped up efforts to improve the sex ratio. Sharma said that directions have been issued to instal silent trackers at all sonography centres within three months.
Moreover, chief secretary CK Mathew ordered collectors to launch a 15-point programme in their respective districts for the proper implementation of the PCPNDT Act.
Rajasthan has registered the most number of cases in the country but there's been no conviction yet.
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