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Minor Rape Victim Cannot Be Forced To Continue With 'Unwanted' Pregnancy: Bombay High Court Allows 12-Yr-Old Girl To Abort 29 Week Foetus
Narsi Benwal
21 Jun 2025 10:00 AM IST
Observing that it cannot force a rape victim to carry her 'unwanted' pregnancy, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court recently allowed a minor girl to abort her nearly 29 weeks foetus under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act.A division bench of Justices Nitin Sambre and Sachin Deshmukh said by forcing he girl to continue with the pregnancy, the State would be 'stripping' her...
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Narsi Benwal
Narsi Benwal is a Special Correspondent with Live Law covering Bombay High Court and also the Trial Courts across Maharashtra
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