law: Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994
  23. Offences and penalties
  (1) Any medical geneticist, gynecologist,
  
  registered medical practitioner or any person who owns a Genetic Counseling
  
  Centre, a Genetic Laboratory or a Genetic Clinic or is employed in such a
  
  Centre, Laboratory or Clinic and renders his professional or technical services
  
  to or at such a Centre, Laboratory or Clinic, whether on an honorary basis or
  
  otherwise, and who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or rules made
  
  thereunder shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to
  
  three years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees and on any
  
  subsequent conviction, with imprisonment which may extend to five years and
  
  with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.
  (2) The name of the registered medical
  
  practitioner who has been convicted by the court under sub-section (1), shall
  
  be reported by the Appropriate Authority to the respective State Medical
  
  Council for taking necessary action including the removal of his name from the
  
  register or the Council for a period of two years for the first offence and
  
  permanently for the subsequent offence.
  (3) Any person who seeks the aid of a Genetic
  
  Counseling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic or of a medical
  
  geneticist, gynecologist or registered medical practitioner for conducting
  
  pre-natal diagnostic techniques on any pregnant woman (including such woman
  
  unless she was compelled to undergo such diagnostic techniques) for purposes
  
  other than those specified in clause (2) of section 4, shall, be punishable
  
  with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine
  
  which may extend to ten thousand rupees  and on any subsequent conviction
  
  with imprisonment which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend
  
  to fifty thousand rupees.