Case Law Analysis
|Gauhati High Court
Best-interest of child overrides 24-week limit under MTP Act (Sec 5) for minor rape victim | Medical termination beyond 24 weeks : Gauhati HC
The Gauhati High Court permitted a medical termination at 27 weeks for a minor sexual assault survivor, holding that the child's best-interest supersedes the 24-week ceiling in the MTP Act. This sets a precedent that statutory gestational limits can be set aside when a minor's health and rights are at stake, affecting future POCSO and MTP cases involving minors.