India, Oct. 28 -- The Delhi High Court has held that the practice of sex determination fosters a mindset that treats girls as burdens and diminishes the worth of female life, while denying anticipatory bail to a man accused of causing his daughter-in-law's death following an alleged forced abortion.

A bench of justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, in an October 15 order released later, said such acts not only violate the law but also corrode social conscience and endanger pregnant women by exposing them to unsafe medical procedures.

"The practice of determining the sex of a foetus and taking subsequent actions based on that information is not merely a violation of law, but each instance undermines the value of female life and signals that some ...