Medical Termination of Pregnancy for Minor Rape Victim Allowed Under MTP Act, 1971 – Important Ruling on Section 3 and MTP Rules 2021: Gujarat High Court
Case Background The mother of a 14-year-old minor girl, victim of sexual assault, approached the High Court of Gujarat seeking permission for termination of her daughter’s pregnancy. The girl became pregnant following rape by an unknown person about three months before the FIR was lodged at Makarpura Police Station, Vadodara. The FIR was registered under Sections 64(1) and 65(1) of the BNS and Sections 4, 6, and 12 of the…
