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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
M. R. MENGDEY
Victim Thro Tona Thakur – Appellant
Versus
State Of Gujarat – Respondent
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| 1. application filed for medical termination of pregnancy due to sexual assault. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. consideration of the victim's young age and mental health in the court's decision. (Para 4 , 10) |
| 3. legal framework and precedent cases cited regarding mtp regulations and conditions. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. court's ruling prioritizes mental health and the victim's rights in the decision to allow mtp. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 15) |
ORDER :
1. Rule. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor waives service of notice of rule for and on behalf of the respondent State.
3. By filing present application, she has prayed for the following relief, which reads as under:-
4. Learned advocate appearing for the applicant has submitted that the applicant herein was subjected to sexual assault by the accused and because of forcible sexual intercourse, the applicant who is aged about 15 years only attained pregnancy. Having regard to the age of the victim, it would not be in the interest of her to continue with the said pregnancy and continuation of said pregnancy may also result into mental trauma and may also adversely effect her physical and mental health. He has, therefore, submitted that by allow
The court underscores the significance of mental health for minors and affirms the right to seek medical termination of pregnancy under exceptional circumstances.
The court affirmed that a victim's right to terminate a pregnancy due to rape is protected under the MTP Act, emphasizing the importance of mental health and autonomy in such decisions.
The court recognized the importance of a minor's mental health in allowing medical termination of pregnancy resulting from rape, reinforcing the rights of victims under the MTP Act.
The right to terminate a pregnancy under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act is upheld as fundamental to the autonomy and dignity of a minor rape victim, despite gestational limits.
The court affirmed the right to reproductive autonomy under Article 21, allowing a minor victim of rape to terminate her pregnancy, emphasizing the importance of her consent and well-being.
The court permitted the termination of a minor's pregnancy beyond the statutory limit due to mental trauma and lack of fetal abnormalities, emphasizing judicial discretion in sensitive cases.
Rape - Termination of pregnancy - Right of privacy of petitioner, medical reports, and bearing in mind best interest principle, petition deserves to be allowed as prayed for only with a view to save ....
The central legal point established in the judgment is the recognition of a woman's reproductive autonomy and right to choose medical intervention to terminate her pregnancy, irrespective of her mari....
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