ORDER/JUDGMENT – Shri Ghanshyam Barman, counsel for the petitioner.

Shri Ankit Agrawal, Government Advocate for the respondents/State. Heard.

The present petition is being filed by the petitioner, who is a rape victim, seeking direction from this Hon’ble Court to get her pregnancy terminated.

2. It is alleged that on 21-6-2021 Shubham Vishwakarma committed a sexual intercourse with the petitioner against her will on the basis of false pretext of marriage resulting into pregnancy of which an FIR bearing Crime No. 1176/2021 for offences punishable under section 376 and 376(2)(n) of the Indian Penal Code and section 3(2)(v) and 3(1)(w)(i) of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 was got registered at Police Station Adhartal, Jabalpur against Shubham Vishwakaram and he was arrested.

3. It is alleged that the MLC of the victim was got conducted and report dated 5-8-2021 was submitted finding petitioner to be having a pregnancy of 8 weeks. It is submitted that she does not want to continue with her unwanted pregnancy for which she has filed the present petition seeking leave of this Court to permit her to get her pregnancy terminated as the same will