Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has directed hospital authorities to conduct medical examination of a 13-year-old victim who has sought permission for abortion after she conceived as a result of being repeatedly raped allegedly by her employer.
Justice A S Dave directed the medical officer at the Surendranagar civil hospital to find out if the minor girl was physically and mentally fit to undergo termination of pregnancy.
The doctor has been asked to submit the report by May 4, and the girl also has been asked to remain present in the court.
The girl's parents had approached the High Court seeking permission for termination of pregnancy after they found that the girl was impregnated by her employer Ghanshyamsinh Rajput.
The girl belongs to a poor family in Dhrangadhra of Surendranagar district and was working at the Rajput house as a domestic help.
Rajput allegedly raped the minor repeatedly. When her parents came to know that she was two-month pregnant, they approached a doctor to get the pregnancy terminated. But the doctor asked them to obtain permission from the court as they had registered a case with police.
The parents then approached the High Court after a local court denied them permission for abortion.
Justice A S Dave directed the medical officer at the Surendranagar civil hospital to find out if the minor girl was physically and mentally fit to undergo termination of pregnancy.
The doctor has been asked to submit the report by May 4, and the girl also has been asked to remain present in the court.
The girl belongs to a poor family in Dhrangadhra of Surendranagar district and was working at the Rajput house as a domestic help.
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The parents then approached the High Court after a local court denied them permission for abortion.
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