A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan noted that the girl became pregnant while in a relationship with a neighbourhood boy and had approached the court seeking termination of the pregnancy

According to the officials, over a decade ago, the woman had travelled to Mumbai with her family. During the visit, she got separated from her relatives in the city’s crowded streets. Despite repeated attempts to trace her, the family failed to find any clue