FIRs in unnatural deaths of young brides

In SANDEEP @ SUNNY v. State & connected matters, the Court expressed strong concern over delays in registering FIRs in cases involving the unnatural deaths of young married women. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma urged that applications seeking directions for FIR registration in dowry‑linked deaths be listed and decided with urgency so that investigation is not left unresolved for months.^[3][4]

Assisted Reproductive Technology Act: regulatory, not prohibitory

In SHEWTA TUTEJA & ANR v. Union of India & Ors., the Delhi High Court held that the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 is fundamentally regulatory and not meant to create insurmountable barriers to parenthood. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav stressed that reproductive rights and access to parenthood, within contemporary constitutional jurisprudence, cannot be reduced to purely technical application of statutory conditions divorced from factual context.^[3][4]

Termination of pregnancy beyond 26 weeks

In Minor R (Thr. Her Father R) v. State & Anr., the Court allowed a 15‑year‑old rape victim to terminate a pregnancy beyond 26 weeks, relying on a medical board’s opinion that she was fit to undergo the procedure. Vacation Judge Justice Mini Pushkarna directed AIIMS to bear the cost, underscoring the Court’s readiness to authorise late‑term abortions where medical evidence and the minor’s welfare strongly support termination.^[2]