"IMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH:" BOMBAY HIGH COURT PERMITS TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY OF WOMAN WHO INITIATED DIVORCE AFTER SUFFERING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE The Bombay High Court recently granted liberty to a victim of domestic violence to terminate her 23-week-old pregnancy after it was informed that the woman had initiated divorce proceedings against the husband who refused to share the burden of raising the child (XYZ v. State of Maharashtra). The Bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Madhav J Jamdar held that "declining permission to the petitioner will be tantamount to compelling her to continue with her pregnancy which in the circumstances will not only become extremely burdensome and oppressive on her but has the potential to cause grave injury to her mental health". In doing so, the Court said that it is the effect of pregnancy on 'mental health' that needs to be considered under Section 3(2)(b)(i) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act and not 'mental illness'. Reddy & amp; Reddy Law Firm is the team of trained advocates and will help you in all family litigation.