In country’s first conviction against the menace of sale and marketing of online sex selection kits, a Gurgaon court convicted Sanjay Khatana, who was running a website that sold these kits, to one year imprisonment along with a fine of Rs5,000 under Pre conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Test Act (PC & PNDT).
An official spokesman said that this is the first case under the provisions of PC & PNDT Act filed and decided in the country. It is expected to go long way in curbing the menace of selective discrimination against women and those involved in exploiting the public. He said that the punishment was decided by the court of Justice Varsha Jain.
An FIR was lodged on September 2, 2014 under Section 6 A, 3A, 22(1), 22(2), 22(3) and 23 of PC & PNDT Act in city Police Station, Gurgaon against the accused.
The entire episode started when, Dr Pushpa Bishnoi- District Appropriate Authority cum Civil Surgeon, Gurgaon constituted a team and arranged a trap by engaging a decoy customer to purchase this kit. The accused Sanjay Khatana was then caught red-handed and was arrested. Subsequently, a raid was conducted at the office premises of the accused at lawrence Road, Delhi.
The spokesperson said that the follow up investigation revealed that the online drug kit contained lady-Q (mini Microscope), Digital thermometer, Indikrom papers, I-sure (Ovulation Strips), Ovulation lH Test Strips, Pregnancy HCG Test, lH Strips, BBT Tablets along with the booklet BGC Boy Guide. The team was shocked to see all these and the false claims published in these booklets regarding assured conception of baby boy, which amounts to contravention of the PC & PNDT Act, he added.