HIGH COURT MAY 2025 WEEKLY ROUNDUP | Stories on OYO v. Zostel; Arjun Rampal’s Tax Evasion; Kota Student’s Suicide; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
PC & PNDT Act
Offences under PC & PNDT Act are cognizable, thus, FIR registration and police investigation per se not barred under law: Delhi HC
“From the harmonious reading of the provisions of PC & PNDT Act, which make the offences as cognizable and non-bailable along with the provisions of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, it cannot be said that no FIR can be registered or that the registration of FIR is barred under PC & PNDT Act.”
MoHFW has not suspended the PC & PNDT Act, which prohibits sex selection before or after conception
A section of the media is speculating that the PC&PNDT (Pre Conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act