BHARATIBEN MANISHBHAI PATEL vs Government of Gujarat — 1779/2026

Case under Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 Section 3. Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED on 13th March 2026.

Case disposed

CRMA S - CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION - SESSIONS

CNR: GJSR010031782026

Filing Number

1778/2026

Filing Date

10-Mar-2026

Registration No

1779/2026

Registration Date

10-Mar-2026

Court

DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT SURAT

Judge

6-6th Addl District Judge

Decision Date

13-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED

Last updated 31-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

370

Police Station

UTRAN POLICE STATION - SURAT DISTRICT

Year

2026

Acts & Sections

Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 Section 3
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 Section 137(2),87,64(2)(I)(M),75(2),76
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 Section 4,5(L),5(J)(2),6,11(1)(6),12

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.BHARATIBEN MANISHBHAI PATEL

    Adv. M S JOGIYAT

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Government of Gujarat

  2. 2.KARTIK ARAVINDBHAI SABHADIYA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 13-Mar-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    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.

  3. 13-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    6th Addl District Judge

  4. 12-Mar-2026

    Order

    6th Addl District Judge

  5. 10-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  6. 10-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. 1779/2026

casestatus.in Summary

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.

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