Court can permit Lady to terminate her pregnancy which arises from forced prostitution
HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH : BENCH AT INDORE
S.B.: HON'BLE MR. S. C. SHARMA, J
WRIT PETITION NO. 408 / 2013
HALLO BI @ HALIMA W/O AAMIN
Vs.
STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH
& TWO OTHERS
ORDER
( 16/01/2013)
The petitioner before this Court, who is in Jail in
respect of a Crime registered at Crime No. 1492 / 2012 for
an offence punishable u/S. 302 of the Indian Penal Code,
has filed this present petition for issuance of an appropriate
writ, order or direction directing the respondents to permit
the petitioner to terminate her pregnancy.
The contention of the petitioner is that she was forced
into prostitution by one Usman and on account of forced
prostitution, she became pregnant. Petitioner has further
stated that an application was submitted to the Jail
Authorities for termination of pregnancy and the matter was
forwarded to the CJM, Indore for grant of necessary
