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  "title": "Police cannot investigate offences under PCPNDT Act: Supreme Court",
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  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T11:31:19.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "The PCPNDT Act was enacted with the intent to prohibit the use of prenatal diagnostic techniques for determination of the sex of the foetus",
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