Every offence under this law is cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable.1
Offence | Punishment |
Violation of the law by any medical professional or any person who owns a registered centre, or is employed in or renders their professional or technical services at a registered centre. | First offence – Jail time for up to 3 years, along with a fine of up to Rs. 10,000. Subsequent offences – Jail time for up to 5 years, along with a fine of up to Rs. 50,000.2 |
For doctors and registered medical practitioners: Suspension of the registration until the case is disposed of and on conviction, removal of their name from the register for a period of five years for the first offence, and permanently for the subsequent offence.3 | First offence – Jail time for up to 3 years, along with a fine of up to Rs. 50,000. Subsequent offences – Jail time for up to 5 years, along with a fine of up to Rs. 1,00,000.4 |
Any person seeking sex selection or prenatal diagnostic procedures and breaking the law (excluding pregnant women forced to undergo the procedure)5 | First offence – Jail time for up to 3 years, along with a fine of up to Rs. 50,000. Subsequent offences – Jail time for up to 5 years, along with a fine of up to Rs. 1,00,000.4 |
Advertising sex determination or sex selection facilities | Jail time for up to 3 years, along with a fine of up to Rs. 10,000.6 |
- Section 27, Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.[↩]
- Section 23(1),Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994. Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994.[↩]
- Section 23(2),Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.[↩]
- Section 23(3),Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.[↩][↩]
- Section 23(4),Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.[↩]
- Section 22(3), Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.[↩]