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2025 DAILYLAW 29759 (DEL)

XX v. STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

W.P.(CRL)/2913/2025 · 2025-09-12

Arun Monga

Writ Petition (Criminal)body2025

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WP(CRL) 2913/2025 $~64 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 12.09.2025 + W.P.(CRL) 2913/2025 XX .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anwesh Madhukar, Advocate (through VC) with Mr. Pranjal Shekhar, Mr. Ishat Singh and Ms. Prachi Niwan, Advocates versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR ....Respondents Through: Mr.Amol Sinha, ASC (Criminal) (through VC) with SI Rupesh Raj, PS Subhash Place CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN MONGA ARUN MONGA , J. (ORAL) 1. All of 15 years old, a minor girl is before this Court, through her mother seeking permission to terminate her pregnancy of 27 weeks. 2. It is not in dispute that the gestational age of the foetus has crossed the statutory limit of 24 weeks prescribed under the Medical 7HUPLQDWLRQRI3UHJQDQF\$FWIRUVKRUW 3. The case set up by the petitioner is that the pregnancy is the result of a sexual assault upon her. Continuation of the pregnancy, it is urged, would cause grave mental injury to the minor, as also to the