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Time of India
9 hours ago
- Health
- Time of India
Minor seeks permission from Delhi high court to terminate pregnancy after sexual assault, HC asks AIIMS for report
New Delhi: A 16-year-old minor victim of sexual assault sought the Delhi High Court 's nod on Friday to terminate her 26-week-old pregnancy. Taking note of her plight, HC asked for a report about the feasibility of carrying out the termination procedure from the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after it was informed that, on intimation of the police, the hospital set up a board on Friday itself. "Keeping in mind the urgency cited, the above medical board is directed to conduct the necessary medical examination and to give the requisite report. Let such report be transmitted to this Court in a sealed envelope on or before 30 June 2025, or the investigating officer of the case would be permitted to collect such sealed envelope, containing the report, from the concerned medical board," Justice Manoj Jain noted. You Can Also Check: Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi The girl, who was sexually assaulted twice, moved the court through her mother and informed her that she is currently at an approximate 26-week gestational period as per the latest ultrasound findings. Since the current gestational age is beyond the permissible limit of 24 weeks, the mother sought the intervention of the HC for termination of the pregnancy, claiming that the minor learnt only on 21 June 2025 that she was pregnant. Through their counsel, the mother-daughter duo said she wants to terminate the pregnancy arising out of the alleged sexual assault and sought that a medical board be constituted to submit its medical opinion in terms of Section 3(2)(b) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. The plea also sought a clear direction to the authorities to medically terminate such pregnancy as she is not willing to continue with it. It was also submitted that since the pregnancy is a direct consequence of sexual assault, the anguish caused by such pregnancy is required to be presumed as a grave injury to her mental health. Aware of the urgency of the situation, as the minor is a victim of sexual assault, the court asked AIIMS to immediately examine the victim and furnish a report so that it can take a call if she is fit to undergo the procedure. Last year, the HC, in a separate matter of a widow suffering from depression, recalled its nod for termination of the fetus after AIIMS, where the woman was medically examined, opined against it. In its report, AIIMS said as per the MTP Act, the provision of termination of pregnancies beyond 24 weeks is to be done for fetuses having significant abnormalities and "feticide in this case is neither justified nor ethical as the fetus is grossly normal. "
India Gazette
17 hours ago
- India Gazette
Delhi HC grants 90-day interim bail to woman accused in POCSO case to care for her newborn
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): The Delhi High Court granted 90 days' interim bail to a woman to enable her to take care of her barely two-month-old baby born in judicial custody. She has two minor children living with her in jail. She is an accused in a POCSO case lodged in 2019 at the Burari Police Station. Justice Renu Bhatnagar granted interim bail to the accused Kushi after considering the facts that charges have been framed and the case is at the stage of prosecution evidence. 'The applicant is unable to properly take care of her new born child while being in judicial custody, the applicant is granted interim bail for a period of 90 days from the date of her release, on furnishing a personal bond in sum of Rs. 25,000 with one surety in the like amount,' Justice Bhatnagar ordered on June 25. The applicant was re-arrested on December 12, 2024. Earlier, she was granted regular bail by the trial court, but a non-bailable warrant was issued against her on September 24, 2024, due to her non-appearance before the court. Thereafter, she was declared a proclaimed offender. She was sent to judicial custody after her re-arrest. She gave birth to a child on May 12, 2025. While granting interim bail, the High Court also considered the medical report, which stated that the applicant, along with her two children, is currently lodged in Central Jail No. 6 of Tihar Jail complex. The medical status report states that at the time of her admission to jail, she was pregnant and delivered a child on 12.05.2025. Advocate Indrapal Khokhar, counsel for the accused, submitted that the applicant has two minor children; one aged around two years and the other is a newborn, while being in judicial custody. He further submitted that the applicant is unable to look after her minor children while being in judicial custody. The trial will take considerable time, and therefore, during the pendency of the trial, the applicant be released on bail to take care of her minor sons or, in the alternative, the applicant be granted interim bail for 90 days, the counsel prayed. Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) and Advocate Bahuli Sharma, counsel for the prosecutrix, opposed the plea of the accused. The APP contended that the charges have already been framed and the trial is at the stage of prosecution evidence. He further submitted that there is high apprehension that the applicant may again try to jump bail if released on interim bail. (ANI)
Indian Express
19 hours ago
- Business
- Indian Express
Delhi HC allows Canadian government to recover Rs 65.9 crore from bank accounts of former Indo-Canadian bureaucrat
The Delhi High Court Monday allowed the Canadian government to recover Rs 65.9 crore from two Indian private bank accounts of Sanjay Madan, a former Canadian bureaucrat of Indian origin, who had allegedly embezzled and diverted the funds into his account. Madan's counsel had informed the Delhi High Court that he had Rs 38 crore in IndusInd Bank and Rs 29 crore in RBL Bank. The Canadian government had sought to recover funds allegedly diverted to India by Madan as part of a Rs 290 crore fraud that he had perpetrated over several years. Canadian authorities claimed that Madan had 'exploited' his senior position within Canada's Ministry of Education to 'manipulate the payment system of the Support for Families Program (SFFP)' to divert substantial sums into bank accounts which were either under his direct or indirect control. The Canadian government also submitted that Madan colluded with other officials to 'rig the selection process for IT Consultants' within the Canadian Ministry of Education and to 'secure illicit commissions from vendors through a kickback scheme.' It had come on record before a Canadian court that funds allegedly diverted by Madan had been used to buy properties in India. The Canadian court had sentenced Madan to 10 years in prison in April 2023 under multiple offences like fraud, breach of trust, and money laundering. He agreed to repay the entire 'defrauded' amount over a period of 15 years as part of a settlement.
New Indian Express
a day ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Implement SOP for tree felling and transplantation: Delhi HC
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has issued a series of binding directions to ensure effective implementation of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) governing the felling and transplantation of trees in the national capital. Justice Jasmeet Singh underscored that the directions are intended to protect the citizens' constitutional right to a clean and pollution-free environment. 'This Court is dealing with the rights of the citizens of Delhi and the rights protected under Article 21 of the Constitution of India to live in a clean and pollution free environment. Hence, this Court is not considering a policy decision of the respondent, but only an SOP made pursuant to the directions passed by this Court,' the Court ordered. The directions came in response to a contempt petition highlighting non-compliance by officials with earlier judicial orders. The petition raised concerns that Tree Officers were failing to provide reasons while granting permission to fell trees, in violation of court-mandated safeguards. To strengthen accountability and environmental oversight, the Court ordered that the Divisional Conservator of Forests (DCF) or Tree Officer must be involved right from the planning stage of any project that may involve tree felling or transplantation.
New Indian Express
a day ago
- New Indian Express
Delhi HC asks NTA to reply to NEET-UG candidate's plea
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has asked the National Testing Agency (NTA) to respond to a NEET-UG 2025 aspirant's plea seeking compensatory marks, citing mental disturbance caused by a faulty biometric verification process at the exam centre. Justice Prathiba M Singh, on June 20, issued notice to the NTA and directed that CCTV footage, logbook entries and other relevant registers from the examination centre be preserved until further orders. The petitioner, who appeared for the medical entrance exam on May 4 at Trishla Devi Kanohar Lal Balika Inter College in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, alleged that his biometric authentication failed just before the exam. He was then made to file an application for permission to enter the examination hall. According to the plea, the candidate was allowed into the examination room only five minutes before the test began. During the exam, he was again asked to step out for biometric verification and was required to submit a handwritten application in both English and Hindi to the centre superintendent, an ordeal that, he claimed, affected his concentration and caused mental distress. The High Court has posted the matter for further hearing on June 27.
