Supreme Court of India · 2021-01-21
SMT. REKHA SENGAR vs THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH
- Citation / case number
- SC 2021/320
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SMT. REKHA SENGAR
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH
- Author
- MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINEET SARAN, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY RASTOGI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the rejection of bail for the petitioner, Rekha Sengar, by the Madhya Pradesh High Court in a case involving allegations of prenatal sex determination and abortion of female fetuses. The court noted that the petitioner had been in custody since September 2020 and had previously faced multiple bail rejections. Ultimately, the Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to deny bail, emphasizing the seriousness of the charges under the Indian Penal Code and the PC&PNDT Act.