Responding to a 16-year-old rape victim’s request for permission to terminate her seven-month pregnancy, Justice Samir Dave of the Gujarat high court called for a medical opinion and sought the presence of the accused in the courtroom on Friday afternoon.
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On Thursday, before ordering that the accused, Mukesh Somani, be brought to the courtroom from Morbi jail, the judge inquired with the minor rape victim’s advocate: “Is there any chance of compromise?” Her advocate, Sikander Saiyed, said there was little chance of a settlement in this case.