Archive · 31 Jul 2025
Bombay HC Criticizes Police Over Abortion Identity Demands
The Bombay High Court is upset with the police.
The police were making doctors tell them who the minor girls are who want to end their pregnancies.
The court said the police shouldn't do this.
The court explained the girls' privacy must be respected.
The court also referenced a previous court decision that said the same thing.
The court allowed a doctor to help a minor girl with her abortion without revealing her name.
Bombay High Court criticized the Maharashtra Police for pressuring doctors.
Police demanded disclosure of minor girls' identities seeking abortion.
The court cited a Supreme Court directive against such demands.
The case involved a 13-week pregnancy from a consensual relationship.
Court allowed the MTP without requiring the doctor to reveal the minor's identity.
- Who
- Bombay High Court, Maharashtra Police, doctors, and minor girls.
- What
- Bombay High Court criticized the Maharashtra Police for pressuring doctors to reveal minor girls' identities seeking abortion.
- When
- Recently, after a Supreme Court ruling.
- Where
- Bombay High Court, India.
- Why
- To protect the privacy of minor girls seeking to terminate pregnancies.
Minor Girls Seeking Abortion
Maharashtra Police
Privacy vs. Access
Minor Girls Seeking Abortion
Right to privacy and bodily autonomy.
Maharashtra Police
Police interest in identity and access to medical information.
- Court
- Bombay High Court
- Issue
- Police demanding names of minors
- Pregnancy
- 13 weeks
- Legal Basis
- Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (MTP), 1971
- Ruling
- Protects Minor Girl's Privacy
Sources
HC fumes at police for compelling doctors to reveal minor girls’ names for pregnancy termination
HC slams police for forcing doctors to disclose identity of minor girls seeking abortion
Bombay HC Raps Police For Forcing Doctors To Reveal Minor’s Identity In MTP Cases Despite Supreme Court Ruling
Bombay High Court Slams Police For Forcing Doctors To Identify Minors Seeking Abortion
‘Consent Paramount’: Allahabad HC Clears 31-Week Abortion For Minor Rape Survivor Despite Medical Board Warning