Bombay High Court has allowed a minor rape victim to abort a 25-week-old foetus observing that the continuance of pregnancy is causing a grave injury to her mental health and poses a risk to her life.

A division bench of Justice Milind N Jadhav and Justice KK Tated allowed the termination of pregnancy despite a medical board opining that the patient should be advised to continue the pregnancy with medical and psychological support. "The petitioner is permitted to undergo medical termination of pregnancy as per Medical Board's opinion dated 29.6.2020, at a medical facility of her choice or Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai," the bench said in its order on Tuesday.