IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (DIRECTION) NO. 1205 of 2026 ==========================================================

ABC Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.

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Appearance:

MR. MAULIK M SONI(7249) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR H K PATEL, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M. R. MENGDEY Date : 02/02/2026

ORAL ORDER

1. The present application has been preferred by the applicant-victim under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India along with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 as well as under the provisions of the Medical Termination of the Pregnancy Act, 1971, in connection with the FIR being No. 11821014251231 of 2025 registered with the Dhanpur Police Station, Dahod for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 87 of BNS, for a direction to the respondent authority to terminate the pregnancy of the applicant-victim who is aged 14 Years and 6 Months, at the earliest, which is in the best interest of the victim considering her physical health and incident of rape causing grav