JUDGMENT :

[Prathiba M. Singh, J.]

1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

2. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner who is the mother of an unmarried minor girl aged fourteen years. At the time of filing of the Petition, the girl was pregnant with a gestational period of fifteen weeks and four days. The minor girl is stated to be studying in the ninth standard, and her family belongs to the lower income group.

3. The petition was filed seeking permission of the Court to terminate pregnancy of the minor girl which was stated to be the result of an accidental consensual relationship. The matter was considered by the Court on 11th January, 2023 and Ms. Zubeda Begum, ld. Counsel, was appointed as Amicus Curiae to assist the Court. The Court had also directed the Petitioner and the minor girl to be present with her mother, to interact with them. On 12th January, 2023, the Court and the ld. Amicus interacted with the Petitioner and the minor girl in the presence of a doctor. Upon interacting, the Court was of the view that the conception was indeed a result of a consensual, one-off act and the interest of the minor girl would be best served by terminating the p