Allahabad High Court denies bail to a man accused of forcing wife into prostitution
“A rapist not only cause physical injuries, but more indelibly leaves a blot on the most cherished possession of a women i.e. dignity, honour and reputation”
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‘Shocking that an advocate in robes is seeking protection to run brothel’; Madras HC directs Bar Council to ascertain genuineness of his enrollment and educational certificates
“The Tamil Nadu Government to prevent the exploitation of women and trafficking of women, has enacted an Act, viz., the Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act, 1956. This Act has been enacted with an aim to prevent the commercialisation of vices and the trafficking of females. This Act does not declare sex work as illegal. However, it prohibits running of brothel centres.”
NHRC takes serious cognizance of ‘Nata Pratha’; Calls for action report from Ministry of Women & Child Development and Rajasthan, MP, UP and Gujarat
Nata Pratha’ is a social evil in which girls in some communities are sold either on a stamp paper or otherwise in the name of marriage in parts of Rajasthan and the adjoining areas in the States of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. The NHRC called for eradicating this unethical custom.
‘Victim Testimony delay not a ground in POCSO cases’; Delhi High Court denies bail in sexual assault and trafficking case
It is crucial to recognize that delays in the victim’s testimony before the learned trial court, often attributed to the intricate nature of trauma recovery, should not serve as grounds for the accused to seek bail.
Kerala High Court grants interim bail to Srilankan refugees accused of illegally immigrating to Canada via Sea
Kerala High Court: In bail applications filed by the accused persons for offences under Sections 511 and 370 read with
Whether conducting a Test Identification Parade after a lapse of a long time, will serve any purpose or not? Karnataka HC answers in negative
Karnataka High Court: While deciding the instant petition wherein an order of conducting a Test Identification Parade (TIP) after a
Aadhaar Card for Sex Workers| Supreme Court bats for sex workers’ right to dignity; directs UIDAI to issue Aadhaar Card without insisting on address proof
“…basic protection of human decency and dignity extends to sex workers and their children, who, bearing the brunt of social stigma attached to their work, are removed to the fringes of the society, deprived of their right to live with dignity and opportunities to provide the same to their children.”
Mere suspicion is not enough to prosecute the petitioner for offence punishable under S. 370 of the IPC for human trafficking; Kar HC observes in a case where AIO caught 3 Indian nationals on suspicion
Karnataka High Court: M Nagaprasanna J. allowed the petition and quashed the proceedings in the case pending on the file of the
Kar HC | Customers caught in brothel cannot be prosecuted for immoral trafficking under Immoral Traffic Prevention Act, 1956
Karnataka High Court: M Nagaprasanna J. allowed the criminal petition and quashed the proceedings in Crime No.347/2021 pending before the 32nd Additional
Trafficked then thrown into prostitution; HC addresses plight of minor girl, directs District Judges to sensitize judicial officers about provisions of POCSO and JJ Act
Patna High Court: While addressing the plight of a minor girl who was first trafficked by her own maternal uncle and was
[Human Trafficking] HP HC | A woman accused cannot claim her entitlement for bail only for her womanhood, but discretion has been given to Court; Bail granted
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Vivek Singh Thakur, J., granted regular bail on grounds that she is a mother of an infant child
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Ori HC | “Law makers have missed opportunity to prescribe stringent punishment; a yawning gap between law and its enforcement”: Court while feeling constrained to grant bail to accused involved in sex trafficking
“No nation, with all its boasts, and all its hopes, can ever morally be clean till all its women are really free
Cabinet approves MoU signed between India and Myanmar on bilateral cooperation for Prevention of Trafficking in Persons
The Union Cabinet has given approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Myanmar on bilateral cooperation for the Prevention
Guidelines issued for streamlining the prosecution in cases of Human Trafficking
Bombay High Court – In the light of increasing incidents of human trafficking and misuse of the provisions of bail by the