The Metropolitan Magistrate court on Tuesday convicted the parents of a newborn, for abandoning her in hospital, because she is a girl.

Magistrate Amitabh A Panchbhai convicted Kalpana Pandit (38) and Nandu Pandit (44), and sentenced them to one year imprisonment along with fine of Rs 25,000, under Sections 317 (Exposure and abandonment of child) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code.