Child Trafficking Case

Supreme Court asks states to treat rising child trafficking cases as grave

The Supreme Court has voiced grave concern over rising cases of child trafficking, saying gangs are operating across the country and if States and Union territories do not take immediate action, thing will go beyond control. The court said only the state government and its home department can act vigilantly in this regard. "As a court we can monitor, but ultimately the action has to be on the part of the state government, the police, and other agencies. Therefore, this is our humble request", a bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan said during the hearing of a plea on Wednesday. The bench was irked over the "lackadaisical" approach of several states and UTs in implementing a 2025 judgment aimed at dismantling organised trafficking networks. Justice Viswanathan said the retrieval of children in some cases proves the problem can be tackled, but it requires a level of political and administrative will which is lacking at present. The verdict, delivered on April 1

Child trafficking situation seems to have gone from bad to worse, says SC

While asking Delhi Police to take steps to arrest an accused behind a children trafficking racket in the capital, the Supreme Court on Monday said the "situation seems to have gone from bad to worse". A bench comprising justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan made the observations while interacting with a Delhi police inspector entrusted with the probe in a case over trafficking of several newborns in Dwarka area. "The situation seems to have gone from bad to worse," Justice Pardiwala said and directed the police station concerned to take all necessary steps to arrest gang leader Puja and three missing infants. Taking a dim view of the alleged involvement of parents in trafficking of infants, the bench said "You never know where these children will land up. In the case of a girl child, you know where she lands." The judge added, "Unfortunately, the parents of the infants seem to have sold off their own children." The bench posted case after four weeks and asked the police officer t

Interstate child selling racket busted in Telangana, 13 babies rescued

A case was registered under section 370 (human trafficking) and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and those under the Juvenile Justice Act

CID summons Roopa, Vijayvargiya in Jalpaiguri child trafficking case

CID arrested several people on charges of selling children through questionable adoption deals

Child trafficking case: BJP's Juhi Chowdhury taken to Jalpaiguri Court

BJP leader was on the run for the last few days after her name was linked to the case