Minor Rape Victim Archives

‘Rape victim must be given liberty to decide whether she should continue pregnancy’; Chhattisgarh HC allows termination of minor victim’s pregnancy beyond 24-weeks

“It is quite vivid that the pregnancy of the petitioner has crossed 24 weeks of gestational age and unless the judicial order directing termination is available, it may not be possible for the doctors even to proceed with termination of pregnancy”.

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Kerala High Court sets aside Single Judge order denying termination of a 26-weeks pregnancy for minor rape victim due to absence of psychologist on Medical Board

Kerala High Court instructed the Hospital to preserve all relevant blood samples and tissues to facilitate further medical tests, ensuring that the necessary forensic evidence is available for the ongoing legal proceedings.

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[Delhi Cantt Rape Case] Delhi High Court nods closure on Rahul Gandhi’s Tweet Controversy disclosing identity of minor victim

Rahul Gandhi informed the Delhi High Court that he has taken down the tweet from 2021 that allegedly disclosed the identity and sensitive details about a minor girl.

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Punjab and Haryana High Court directs Medical Termination of Pregnancy of minor rape victim

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding the writ petition, a bench of Vinod S. Bhardwaj, J., directed the Medical Board to

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Kar HC | Medical board to examine minor rape victim seeking termination of pregnancy; State to submit reply on compliance of victim identity protection guidelines

Karnataka High Court: P. Bajanthri, J., asked the authorities concerned to place on record in the next hearing “whether the directions issued by

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P&H HC | Enhancement of compensation to minor rape victim under Punjab Victim Compensation Scheme allowed

Punjab and Haryana High Court: The Division Bench of Daya Chaudhary & Sudhir Mittal, JJ. allowed the application for the enhancement of