JUDGMENT (ORAL)

K. Kannan, J.—The writ petition is at the instance of the parent of a minor girl, called the victim here, who is reported to have been raped as a consequence of which, she has become pregnant. A case has been registered against a person, who was alleged to have committed the rape in FIR No. 29, dated 6.4.2014 for offences under Sections 363, 366A, 376 IPC and Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

2. The petitioners has approached the SDJM, Balachaur, through an application under Section 3 for termination of her pregnancy. It has been stated in the petition that the victim is only 14 years of age, that she had been illegally abducted and raped. The victim is in fragile health and she did not what to retain the foetus. It was claimed on her want to retain the foetus. It was claimed on her behalf by the parents that continuance of pregnancy would involve risk to the life of the victim and cause grave injury to physical and mental health. A statement had been redcorded from the victim’s mother Alima that she does not want to carry foetus and that she wanted to terminate the pregnancy. The Magistrate has recorded the statement of the vi