BHARATIBEN MANISHBHAI PATEL vs Government of Gujarat — 1779/2026

The court allowed the mother's application for medical termination of pregnancy of a minor rape victim at 18 weeks 3 days gestation. Applying the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, the judge found that continuation of pregnancy would cause grave injury to the victim's physical and mental health, satisfying statutory criteria, and that termination was in the victim's best interests. SMIMER Hospital, Surat was directed to conduct the procedure with qualified surgeons and preserve fetal material for DNA testing, with safeguards for the minor's health. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.