Nari Niketan rape: SC says no abortion without mothers consent

The Supreme Court,in its verdict in the Nari Niketan rape case on Friday,held that consent of the mother is mandatory under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act for abortion.

The SC set aside the judgment of Punjab and Haryana High Court where it had directed the Chandigarh administration to terminate the pregnancy of the girl,who was raped by two men.

In its over 30-page ruling,a division bench of Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan held that the medical opinion given by the PGI favours the continuation of pregnancy. The court also laid special emphasis on the desire expressed by the victim to deliver the child. The Chandigarh administration has been directed to provide the best medical facility to the girl till the time she becomes a mother.

The 19-year-old girl was allegedly raped in March by Bhupinder Singh (32),a security guard at the Nari Niketan. He was arrested along with three others,and the Chandigarh police had filed a chargesheet against four persons including a woman this month in the district court.

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