NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the constitution of a medical board to examine a minor rape victim, who is seeking permission to terminate her 24-week pregnancy.
Justice Vibhu Bakhru asked the medical superintendent of Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital to forthwith constitute the board to examine the condition of the 16-year-old girl and expeditiously submit the report on whether continuing the pregnancy will pose any risk to her health.
The board shall also include a psychiatrist, the court said.
The court, which listed the matter for February 6, requested the concerned doctor to be present during the hearing.
The court further said that it would also interact with the girl and her parents, who were present during the hearing, on the next date and asked them to be there.
The petition, filed through the girl's mother, is aggrieved as Section 3 of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act does not permit termination of pregnancy in case the period of gestation is more than 20 weeks.
The plea filed through advocates Anwesh Madhukar and Prachi Nirwan, said the pregnancy poses a substantial risk to the girl as she herself is of tender age.
Advocate Kamna Vohra, representing the State, said the court may pass direction for examination of the girl by a medical board.
The plea said the rape victim was examined by doctors at a government hospital here on January 25 and she was found to be 24 weeks pregnant.
Pursuant to this, a case of rape and criminal intimidation was lodged at Swaroop Nagar Police Station here. Read More – Source
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the constitution of a medical board to examine a minor rape victim, who is seeking permission to terminate her 24-week pregnancy.
Justice Vibhu Bakhru asked the medical superintendent of Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital to forthwith constitute the board to examine the condition of the 16-year-old girl and expeditiously submit the report on whether continuing the pregnancy will pose any risk to her health.
The board shall also include a psychiatrist, the court said.
The court, which listed the matter for February 6, requested the concerned doctor to be present during the hearing.
The court further said that it would also interact with the girl and her parents, who were present during the hearing, on the next date and asked them to be there.
The petition, filed through the girl's mother, is aggrieved as Section 3 of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act does not permit termination of pregnancy in case the period of gestation is more than 20 weeks.
The plea filed through advocates Anwesh Madhukar and Prachi Nirwan, said the pregnancy poses a substantial risk to the girl as she herself is of tender age.
Advocate Kamna Vohra, representing the State, said the court may pass direction for examination of the girl by a medical board.
The plea said the rape victim was examined by doctors at a government hospital here on January 25 and she was found to be 24 weeks pregnant.
Pursuant to this, a case of rape and criminal intimidation was lodged at Swaroop Nagar Police Station here. Read More – Source
