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[6.0] As noticed above and as per the report submitted by the
Medical Board, pregnancy of the victim is of 31 weeks 4 days 4
days of gestation and there are signs of viability in the newborn
baby and if the baby is delivered live, then the chances of
premature and associated complications cannot be ruled out. The
foetus is live intrauterine foetus with no obvious gross structural
defects or soft makers for chromosomal abnormalities. In view of
the above, considering the fact that foetus is live and pregnancy
has crossed 31 weeks and 4 days, medical termination of the
pregnancy cannot be permitted for the following reasons: