XX vs GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR

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$~8 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 17.09.2025 ,,,,,,,,,, + W.P.(CRL) 2949/2025 XX .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rahul Yadav and Ms. Minakshi Yadav, Advs. versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Ms. Rupali Bandhopadhya, ASC with Mr. Abhijeet Kumar and Ms. Amisha Gupta, Advs. SI Asha, P.S.Sarita Vihar. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT (ORAL) RAVINDER DUDEJA, J. 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India with the following prayers: “a) Permit the petitioner to get her pregnancy medically terminated; b) Direct the respondent no. 1 to get the pregnancy of the petitioner terminated; c) Direct the respondent no. 2 to obtain the foetus as evidence and send the same to laboratory FSL for obtaining DNA report to ascertain the paternity of the foetus and collect the same as evidence in case FIR No. 459/2025 U/S 69/1 15(2)/351(2) BNS2023 registered at PS Sarita Vihar: d) Or any other order or directions, which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper, in the interest of Justice.” W.P.(CRL) 2949/2025 Page 1 of 9 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:VAISHALI PRUTHI Signing Date:17.09.2025 18:56:01 2. The case of the petitioner is that she was in a live-in relationship with Aman Singh for about two years on the assurance of marriage, during which he repeatedly established physical relations with her on the false pretext of marrying her. In November/December 2024 she first conceived and was compelled by the accused to terminate the pregnancy through medicines, and again in June 2025 she became pregnant. When she refused to undergo another termination, the accused assaulted her on 15.05.2025 and thereafter abandoned her. On 01.07.2025 she lodged a written compla