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  "id": 3255654,
  "title": "Sex determination cases: Who can investigate, and what has the Supreme Court said?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/sex-determination-cases-who-can-investigate-and-what-has-the-supreme",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T12:02:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sex-determination-cases-who-can-investigate-and-what-has-the-supreme-court-said/article71388351.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Supreme Court ruled on August 20, 2026, that the police cannot independently investigate violations of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994. The Appropriate Authority, a specialized body under the law, is tasked with investigating such offences. The case stemmed from an allegation of illegal prenatal sex determination at a hospital in Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh. The Appropriate Authority, comprised of a Joint Director of Health and Family Welfare, an eminent woman, and an officer of the State's Law Department, was authorized to conduct an investigation following a decoy operation. The court emphasized that the police's role is limited to assisting when necessary, without independently investigating the offence.",
  "summary": "There were essentially three questions before the Supreme Court: Can the police register an FIR for an offence under the Act? Can they investigate it? And can a Magistrate take cognisance of the offence on the basis of a police chargesheet?",
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