Medical Opinion Archives

Know why Bombay HC permitted 12-year-old rape victim to terminate 29 weeks pregnancy

“A woman could become pregnant by choice irrespective of her marital status. However, in case of unwanted or incidental pregnancy, the burden invariably fell on the pregnant woman/victim, and she could not be forced to continue it”.

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‘No parent of any girl in our society can damage reputation of their daughter regarding her chastity’; Patna HC upholds conviction u/s 376 of IPC

The Court observed that the parents of the victims were illiterate and that the appellant’s allegations of false implications and extortion on the victim’s family’s part did not inspire any confidence as per evidence on record.

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Medical Board report in a recruitment process not to be interfered with, unless arbitrary, capricious or not in accord with relevant recruitment rules

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Biswanath Somadder and Dr Y. K. Srivastava, JJ. dismissed the present appeal since this was not

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Principles laid down by SC for registration of FIR against doctors under S. 154(1) CrPC, apply with equal force while CJM acting under S. 156(3)

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K. Agarwal, J. while allowing a writ petition filed by a registered medical practitioner, held that the jurisdictional criminal