SC: Female Foeticide a 'Crude Manifestation' of Discrimination Against Women

• Supreme Court states discrimination against women, especially girl children, is widespread, with female foeticide being a crude manifestation.
• A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Ujjal Bhuyan refused to quash a case against a Gurugram radiologist under the PCPNDT Act, 1994.
• The court emphasized that non-maintenance of records as required by law is an offense under the PCPNDT Act.
• The PCPNDT Act aims to prohibit sex selection, prevent female foeticide, and address the declining sex ratio in India.
• The Act's objective is to protect the right to life of the girl child under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.