Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 11-May-2026 16:04:08 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.9563 of 2026 (In the matter of an application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India)

X The mother of the victim girl and …. Petitioners others -versus-

The Principal Secretary of the …. Opposite Parties Women and Child Development Department, Govt. of Odisha, Bhubaneswar and others Advocate(s) appeared in this case:-

For Petitioners : Mr. R.K. Sarangi, Advocate For Opposite Parties : Mr. T.K. Dash, A.G.A.

Mr. G. Tripathy, A.G.A.

Mr. P.K. Parhi, DSGI Ms. P. Nayak, C.G.C.

CORAM: JUSTICE B.P. ROUTRAY

JUDGMENT

8^th May 2026 B.P. Routray, J.

1. Heard Mr. R. Sarangi, learned counsel for the Petitioners, Mr. T.K. Dash as well as Mr. G. Tripathy, learned Additional Government Advocates, Mr. P.K. Parhi, learned DSGI along with Ms. P. Nayak, learned C.G.C. for respective parties.

Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 11-May-2026 16:04:08

2. Three Petitioners in present writ petition, where Petitioner No.3 is the minor girl and Petitioner Nos.1 & 2 are her mother and father respectively, have approached this Court praying for medical termination of pregnancy of