High Court of Delhi

Index
Workshop on Human Trafficking and Sexual Offences
against Women and Children
17th -18th November 2021

Participants: Special Executive Magistrates and

Metropolitan Magistrates dealing with ITP Act

READING MATERIAL

Venue: Delhi Judicial Academy, Dwarka, Sector

Sector-14,
New Delhi-110078
India

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IMMORAL TRAFFIC (PREVENTION) ACT, 1956

A. ACTS

S. No. Title
1. Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
2. Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986
3. Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016
4. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
5. Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005
6. Constitution of India, 1950
7. Immoral Traffic Prevention Act, 1956
8. Indian Evidence Act, 1872
9. Indian Penal Code, 1860
10. Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
11. Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
12. Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act (SITA), 1986
13. Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994

B. BILLS
1. The Trafficking In Persons (Prevention, Care And Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021
2. Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018
3. The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2006

C. INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
Sr. No. Title Source
Convention
1. Convention on the Rights of the Child, http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Professi
1989 onalInterest/crc.pdf
2. International Covenant on Civil and https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Professi
Political Rights, 1966 onalInterest/ccpr.pdf
3. ILO Abolition of Forced Labor https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public
Convention, 1957 /---asia/---ro-
bangkok/documents/genericdocument/wcm
s_346434.pdf
4. ILO Forced Labor Convention, 1930 https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public
/@asia/@robangkok/documents/genericdo
cument/wcms_346435.pdf

Protocols

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1. Optional Protocol to the Convention on http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInter
the Rights of the Child on the Sale of est/Pages/OPSCCRC.aspx
Children, Child Prostitution and Child
Pornography, 2000
2. Protocol to Prevent, Suppress And Punish http://www.osce.org/odihr/19223?downloa
osce.org/odihr/19223?downloa
Trafficking in Persons, especially Women d=true
and Children – Supplementing The United
Nations Convention Against
Transnational Organised Crime, 2000

Declarations
1. Rio de Janeiro Declaration and Call for https://www.unicef.org/protection/Rio_Dec
Action to Prevent and Stop Sexual laration_and_Call_for_Action.pdf
Exploitation of Children and Adolescents,
2008

D. RULES
Sr. No. Title
1. Adoption Regulations, 2017
2. Delhi Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2009
3. Delhi Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011
4. Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Rules, 2016
5. Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Rules, 2012

E. . REPORTS
Sr. No Title Source
Law Commission Reports
1. Report No. 263, The Protection of http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/reports/Rep
Children(Inter-Country
Country Removal and ort263.pdf
Retention) Bill, 2016 (2016)
3. Report No.205, Proposal to amend The http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/reports/
Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 report205.pdf
and other allied laws (2008)
4. Report No.198, Law relating to Witness http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/reports/
Identity Protection and Witness Protection rep198.pdf
Program (2006)
6. Report No.172,
172, Report on Review of Rape http://www.lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/ra
Laws (2000) pelaws.htm
7. Report No.146, Sale of women and http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/101-
http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/101
children (1993) 169/Report146.pdf

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8. Report No.132, Need for amendment of the http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/101-

http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/101
provisions of chapter IX of Code of 169/Report132.pdf
Criminal Procedure, 1973 in order to
ameliorate the hardship and mitigate the
distress of neglected women, children and
parents (1989)
9. Report No.84, Rape and Allied Offences: http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/51-
http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/51
Some questions of substantive law, 100/Report84.pdf
procedure and evidence (1980)

Parliamentary Standing Committee

Reports
12. Report No.240, Protection of Children https://www.prsindia.org/sites/default/files/
against Sexual Offences Bill, 2011 bill_files/SCR_Protection_of_Children_fro
m_Sexual_Offences_Bill_2011.pdf

Other Reports
13. Justice Verma Committee Report (2013) https://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/Ju
stice%20verma%20committee/js%20verma
%20committe%20report.pdf

F. . PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES
Sr. No. Title Source
1. Lok Sabha Debate on Criminal Law http://164.100.47.132/debatestext/15/XIII/1
(Amendment) Bill, 2013 903.pdf
3. Rajya Sabha Debate on Protection of Children http://rsdebate.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/
from Sexual Offences Bill, 2012 603084/2/PD_225_10052012_p361_p391_
29.pdf

G. . GUIDELINES
Sr. No. Title Author Source
1. Advisory guidelines on High Court of Delhi
https://delhidistrictco
Protection of Children from urts.nic.in/Circulars/2
Sexual Offences Act, 2012 019/march/5a.pdf
2. Model Guidelines for Foster Ministry of Women and http://www.wcd.nic.i
Care, 2016 Child Development n/sites/default/files/FI
nal%20Edited_guidel
ines.pdf
3. Guidelines governing Adoption Ministry of Women and http://www.wcd.nic.i
of Children, 2015 Child Development n/sites/default/files/ad

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option%20guidelines
2015_1.pdf
4. Guidelines for recording of High Court of Delhi http://delhihighcourt.
evidence of vulnerable nic.in/writereaddata/u
witnesses in criminal matters pload/Notification/No
tificationFile_LCWC
D2X4.PDF
5. Guidelines for Sponsorship of Central Adoption Resource http://cara.nic.in/PDF
children under ICPS Authority Ministry of /sponsorship.pdf
Women & Child
Development

6. Ministry of Women and Child Ministry of Women & http://www.wbja.nic.i

Development- Guidelines Child Development n/wbja_adm/files/Car
Governing the Adoption of a_Guidelines.pdf
Children, 2011
7. Guidelines for Establishment of National Commission for http://ncpcr.gov.in/sh
Child Friendly Police Stations Protection of Child Rights owfile.php?lang=1&l
owfile.php?lang=1&
(NCPCR) evel=1&&sublinkid=
1307&lid=1526
8. DCPCR Guidelines for Delhi Commission for http://delhi.gov.in/wp
Prevention of Child Abuse Protection of Child Rights s/wcm/connect/983d4
2804f4cf70fb7e3bf1e
0288d2b8/DCPCR+g
uidelines+14052014.
pdf?MOD=AJPERES
&lmod=301782569
9. Model Guidelines under Section Ministry of Women and https://wcd.nic.in/poli
39 of the Protection of Children Child Development cies/model
cies/model-
from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 guidelines
guidelines-under-
protection
protection-children-
sexual
sexual-offences-
pocso
pocso-act2012
10. Advisory on Preventing and Ministry Of Home https://www.mha.gov.i
Combating Human Trafficking Affairs/Grih Mantralaya n/sites/default/files/Ad
in India visory
visory-on-HTrafficking-
150909.pdf
11. Standard Operating Procedures United Nations Office on https://www.unodc.or
(SOP) nnn Investigating Crimes Drugs and Crime g/documents/human
g/documents/human-
of Trafficking trafficking/India_Traini
for Commercial Sexual ng_material/SOP_on_I
Exploitation nvestigation_of_Crimes
_of_Trafficking_for_Co
of_Trafficking_for_Co
mmercial.pdf

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H. . SCHEMES
Sr. No. Title
1. Witness Protection Scheme, 2018
2. Delhi Victim Compensation Scheme, 2015
3. Delhi Witness Protection Scheme, 2015
4. Central Victim Compensation Fund Scheme
5. Revised Integrated Child Protection Scheme
6. A comprehensive scheme for Prevention of trafficking and rescue, rehabilitation and re-
re
integration of victims of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation

I. CASE LAWS
Overview of the Program
S. No. Title Citation
 Directions given by Court
a. CWC & JJB
Supreme Court
1. In Re: Assessment of the Criminal Justice System in Response SMW (Crl.) No. 4 of
to Sexual Offences 2019 Decided On:
18.12.2019
2. Sampurna Behura v Union of India and Ors (22-23, 55-73, 87) (2018) 4 SCC 433
3. Bachpan Bachao Andolan v. Union of India & Ors. (¶¶ 6-10, AIR 2011 SC 3361
36-38, 58, 59, 62-68 )

High Court of Delhi

1. Sabhajeet Maurya v. State of NCT of Delhi 2020 SCC OnLine Del
1525
2. Surender Sah v.. State & Anr W.P.(CRL) 3239/2019
Dated 19/02/2020

b. Privacy of the Victim & Juvenile

Supreme Court
1. Nipun Saxena and Ors. vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors. (¶¶8- 2019(1)RCR(Criminal
14,29,43) )334

High Court of Delhi

1. State Govt. NCT of Delhi v. Mr. X (¶¶ 9-13) Cri. Rev. P. 17/2017
Dated 2/4/2019
2. Gaya Prasad Pal v. State (¶¶ 28-30, 32, 34, 35, 45-40, 54) 2017 ALL MR (Cri) 1
3. ABC v Commissioner of Police and Ors W.P (C) No.
12730/2005
Dated 5/2/2013

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4. Anant Kumar Asthana v Union of India W.P (C) No. 782/2012
Dated 5/12/2012
5. Bharat Rattan Shah vs State & Anr Cri. Rev. P. 362/2012
Dated 17/9/2012

Other High Courts

1. Subash Chandra Rai v State of Sikkim 2018 SCC OnLine
Sikk 29
2. Bijoy v. State of West Bengal 2017 Cri LJ 3893
(Cal)

c. Missing Children
Supreme Court
1. Bachpan Bachao Andolan v. Union of India & Ors. (¶ 1) 2015(8) SCALE 669
2. Hori Lal v. Commissioner of Police, Delhi & Ors. (¶ 10) Writ Petition (Crl.)
No. 610/1996
Date of Order:
14/11/2002

High Court of Delhi

1. Court on its Own Motion v. State (¶¶ 4-6) 2011 (4) RCR
(Criminal) 249

Forms of trafficking
S. No. Title Citation
 Means of Child Trafficking
a. Child Labour
Supreme Court
1. MC Mehta v. State of Tamil Nadu and Others (¶¶ 27, 29, AIR 1997 SC 699
31, 32)

High Court of Delhi

1. Court on its Own Motion and with Other Writ Petitions (¶¶ 163 (2009) DLT 641
18, 20, 21, 25, 28)
2. Save the Foundation v. Union of India and Ors. (¶¶ 6-8) W.P.(Cri) No. 2069/2005
Dated 5/11/2014

b. Inter-Country
Country Adoption
Supreme Court of India
1. Laxmi Kant Pandey v. Union of India (¶¶ 6-8, 10, 12, 13) (1984) 2 SCC 244

c. Sex Trafficking
Supreme Court
1. Alakh Alok Srivastava v. Union of India (¶¶ 10-20) 2018 SCC Online SC 478
2. Nivedita Jha v. State of Bihar (¶¶ 3-17) 2018 SCC Online SC 1616
3. Re: Exploitation of Children in Orphanages in the State of AIR 2017 SC 2546
Tamil

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Nadu v. Union of India (UOI) and Ors. (¶¶ 18, 26, 34, 41,
46, 48, 62)
4. Childline India Foundation v. Allan John Waters and Ors. 2011(3) SCALE639
(¶¶ 24-30)
5. Vishal Jeet v. Union of India(¶¶
India 7-9, 12-14, 17) (1990) 3 SCC 318

High Court of Delhi

1. Avnish Bajaj vs. State (¶¶1,21-22)
(¶¶1,21 150 (2008) DLT 769

Other High Courts

1. Tik tok order (¶¶3,6) W.P. (MD) No. 7855/2019
Dated 3/4/2019

d. Begging
Other High Courts
1. State v Sartaj Khan Govt. Appeal No.
139/2016
Dated 7/12/2017
(Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand HC)
2. Foyam Sk And Ors v State of West Bengal 2004 (1) CHN 198
(Calcutta HC)

 Sex Trafficking
Supreme Court
1. State of Uttar Pradesh v. Kaushaliya (¶¶ 7, 11-13) AIR 1964 SC 416

Other High Courts

1. Nurjamman Lokman Lashkar v. State of Maharashtra Crl.W.P. 4781/2018
D.O.D- 15.07.2019 (Bom.
HC)
2. Lekhraj Omprakash Jhajhawat v. State of Maharashtra Crl. W.P. 1891/2019
d.o.d.- 22.01.2019 (Bom.
HC)
3. Ravi Menon v. State of Kerala (¶¶ 7, 8) Crl. Rev. Pet. No. 653/
2009
Date of Order:11/03/2009
(Ker HC)
4. Sahyog Mahila Mandal and Anr. v. State of Gujarat and (2004) 2 GLR 1764
Ors.
(¶¶ 7.1. 7.2, 8, 8.2-8.5,
8.5, 10.1, 13, 14, 15.1)
5. Pranbhallav Saha v. Tulsibala Dassi (¶¶ 43, 44, 55, 58, AIR 1958 Cal 713
115, 117, 118)

 Forced Labour and Bonded Labour

Supreme Court
1. Public Union for Civil Liberties v. State of Tamil Nadu and (2013)1 SCC 585
Ors. (¶ 16)

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2. Santhal Pargana Antyodaya Ashram v. State of Bihar and 1987 Supp SCC 141
Ors. (¶¶ 2-4)
3. Bandhua Mukti Morcha v. Union of India and others (¶¶ 3, AIR 1984 SC 802
48, 51, 89, 94)
4. Neeraja Choudhary v. State of Madhya Pradesh (¶¶ 6, 9- (1984) 3 SCC 242
12)
5. People’s Union for Democratic Rights v. Union of India (1982) 3 SCC 235
(¶¶ 14, 16, 19, 20, 22)

Other High Courts

1. Shiva Ent Udyog v. National Human Rights Commission 2011 (3) ADJ 189 (All)
and Ors. (¶ 24)
2. Rajpati Devi v. State of Bihar and Ors. (¶¶ 8, 12) 2002 (2) PLJR 203 (Pat)

Manipur Judicial Commissioner’s Court

1. Ruiweinao Kahaosan Tangkhul v. Ruiweinao Simirei (¶¶ AIR 1961 Manipur 1
11, 16)

US Judgments
1. Pollock v. Williams (¶¶ 71, 80, 81, 89) 322 U.S. 4 (1944)
2. Bailey v. Alabama (¶¶ 7, 20, 53, 54, 57, 59, 61, 63, 64, 66) 219 U.S. 219 (1911)

 Relevant sections of IPC

a. Section 344, IPC
Other High Court
1. Geeta Kancha Tamang v State of Maharashtra (¶¶1,8) 2015 ALLMR(Cri) 1437
(Bom HC)

b. Section 366-A, IPC

Other High Court
1. Raghunath Ramnath Zolekar v. The State of Maharashtra 2013 ALLMR (Cri) 1023
(¶¶ 25, 27, 30, 52, 57, 58, 93, 103, 114)

c. Section 366-B, IPC

Other High Court
1. State v. Sartaj Khan (¶¶ 24, 50, 56-58,
56 61, 73, 82, 86) 2017 SCC OnLine
Utt 1504
d. Section 370-A, IPC
Other High Court
1. Vinod @ Vijay Bhagubhai Patel v. State Of Gujarat (¶¶1,4) 2017 SCC OnLine Guj 446
2. S. Naveen Kumar vs. The State of Telangana (¶¶6,8) 2015 (2) ALD(Crl.) 156
(AP )

 Investigation in Trafficking
a. Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act,1956
(i) Consent of Victim
Supreme Court

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1. State of Maharashtra and Ors. v. Mohd. Sajid Husain and AIR 2008 SC 155
Ors. (¶¶ 14, 21, 26)

(ii) Along with MCOCA

Delhi High Court
1. Kamaljit v. State of NCT of Delhi (¶¶ 41-43, 45,48-58) 148 (2008) DLT 170

(iii) Bail to Accused Charged under ITPA

 Grant of bail

Supreme Court

1. State of Bihar v. Rajballav Prasad (¶¶ 25-29) AIR 2017 SC 630

2. Guria, Swayam Sevi Sansthan v. State of U.P. and Ors. (¶¶ (2009) 15 SCC 75
11-13)

3. State of Maharashtra & Anr. v. Mohd. Sajid Husain (¶¶ 21, 2008 (1) SCC (Crl.) 176
23, 29)

4. State of UP v Pappu alias Yunus (¶¶10,11,13) 2005 SCC (Cri) 780

Other High Courts

1. Freedom Firm v. Commissioner of Police, Pune and Ors. 2015 SCC OnLine Bom
(¶¶16, 20, 26, 30, 32) 5965

 Cancellation of Bail

Delhi High Court

1. Central Bureau of Inv estigation v. Birendra Kumar Singh 207 (2014) DLT 680
@ Virendra (¶ 22-26)

Other High Courts

2. State of West Bengal v. Sangita Sahu @ Shaw (¶¶ 7, 9) 2018 SCC OnLine Cal
4853

b. Delay in Registration of Offence

Supreme Court
1. Bhawna Garg v. State (¶¶ 20, 22, 31, 33, 34) 2014 SCC OnLine Del 772

c. Effect of Irregularity
Supreme Court

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1. Bai Radha v. State of Gujarat (¶¶ 2-5) 1970 AIR 1396
2. Delhi Administration v. Ram Singh (¶¶ 11-13, 17, 25, 26) 1962 SCR (2) 694

d. Examination
(i) Victim
Supreme Court
1. Sakshi v. Union of India (UOI) and Ors. (¶¶ 18, 22, 27) AIR 2004 SC 3566

High Court of Delhi

1. Court on its Own Motion vs. State (¶90) III(2018)CCR501(Del.)
2. Mahender Singh Chhabra v State of N.C.T. of Delhi and 115 (2004) DLT 174
Ors.

3. State v. Rahul (¶¶

¶¶ 12, 14, 17, 21, 24, 25) (2013) ILR III Delhi 1861
4. Delhi(¶¶ 53-75, 82, 83)
Virender v. State NCT of Delhi 2009 SCC Online Del 3083

5. Court On its Own Motion v. State and Anr. (¶¶ 3, 4) W.P (Cri) No. 930/2007
Dated 14/8/2007
6. Sheeba Abidi v. State & Anr. (¶¶ 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13) 113 (2004) DLT 125
7. Sudesh Jhaku v. K.C.J. and Ors. 62 (1996) DLT 563

Other High Courts

1. Smt. Reenu Saini v State of Uttarakhand (¶10) 2018(3)N.C.C.532

(ii) Accused
Supreme Court
1. Reena Hazarika v. State of Assam (¶18) 2018 SCC OnLine SC
2281
2. Prahlad v State of Rajasthan (¶¶ 9) 2018 (4) Crimes 372(SC)
3. Raj Kumar Singh v. State of Rajasthan (¶¶ 24-35) (2013) 5 SCC 722
4. Asraf Ali v. State of Assam (¶¶ 12-17) (2006) 12 SCC 328
5. Bishnu Prasad Sinha and Anr. v. State Of Assam (¶ 5) (2007) 11 SCC 467
6. Naval Kishore Singh v. State Of Bihar (¶ 5) 2004 (2) ALD Cri 806
7. Mohan Singh v. Prem Singh and Anr. (¶¶ 28, 31, 32, 33) (2002)10 SCC 236
8. Basavaraj Patil and Ors v. State of Karnataka (¶ 13) (2000) 8 SCC 740

High Court of Delhi

1. Janki Dass v. State (¶¶ 99-12) 1995 Cri LJ 217 (Del)

Other High Courts

1. Jeetu Nat and Ors v State of U.P. (¶¶ 39-44) 2018(3)AC R3524
(Allahabad HC)
2. Langpoklakpam Kiranjit Singh v. The State of Manipur (¶¶ 2017 SCC Online Mani
23, 26, 27, 28) 118

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 Role of Courts
a. Vulnerable Witnesses
Supreme Court
1. Mahender Chawla &Ors. v. Union of India (¶¶ 4, 7-13) 2018 (15) SCALE497

2. Bandu(¶¶ 9-10)
State of Maharashtra v. Bandu AIR 2017 SC 5414
3. Ramesh &Ors. v. State of Haryana (¶¶ 35-43) 2017 (1) UC 100
4. Prem Chand v. State NCT of Delhi (¶¶ 2-4) SLP(Cri) 674 of 2017
Dated 13/1/2017
5. State Tr. P.S. Lodhi Colony New Delhi v. Sanjeev Nanda AIR 2012 SC 3104
(¶¶ 87-89)
6. Zahira Habibulla H. Shiekh and Another v. State of (2004) 4 SCC 158
Gujarat (¶¶ 41-44)
7. Sakshi &Ors. v. Union of India ((¶¶ 31-34) (2004) 4 SCC 518
8. Swaran Singh v. State of Punjab (¶¶ 37) (2000) 5 SCC 68
9. State of Gujarat v. Anirudh Singh (¶¶ 26-28) (1997) 6 SCC 514

High Court of Delhi

1. State v. Sujeet Kumar (¶¶ 45-57)
45 213 (2014) DLT 635
2. State v. Jai Hind (¶¶ 46) 2012 VI AD (Delhi) 170
3. Delhi(¶¶ 53-75, 82, 83)
Virender v. State NCT of Delhi 2009 SCC OnLine
OnL Del
3083

4. Dattu Ramrao Sakhare v State of Maharashtra (¶¶ 5) 1997 (5) SCC 341

Other High Courts

1. Manish Arora v U.T. Chandigarh (¶¶ 16, 19-21) 2019ALLMR(Cri) 71
(P & H HC)
2. Damber Singh Chetri v State of Sikkim (¶¶ 17-26) Cri. A. No. 5 of 2017
Dated 9/7/2018
(Sikkim HC)

b. Evidentiary Value of the Statement of the Victim

Supreme Court
1. Rajesh Patel v. State of Jharkhand (¶ 10-16) AIR 2013 SC 1497
2. Childline India Foundation and Anr. v. Allan John Waters (2011) 2 SCC (Cri) 900
and Ors.
(¶ 21)
3. Vijay @ Chinee v. State of Madhya Pradesh (¶ 9-15) 2010 (7) SCALE 502
4. State of Punjab v. Gurmit Singh and Others (¶¶ 9) AIR 1996 SC 1393

High Court of Delhi

1. Jabbar v State (¶ 46-52)
52) Cri. A. No. 1444/2013
Dated 30/5./2018
2. Virender v State of NCT of Delhi (¶¶41-43, 51-71) 2010 III AD (Delhi) 342

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Other High Courts
1. Yogesh Gopal Chavan and Ors v State of Maharashtra (¶ Cri. A. No. 530 &573/2017
26-28) Dated 14/12/2018
(Bombay HC)
2. Damber Singh Chetri v State of Sikkim (¶¶ 27-31) Cri. A. No. 5/2017
Dated 9/7/ 2018
(Sikkim HC)
c. Presumption under Evidence Act
(i) Section 114A
Other High Courts
1. Raghunath Ramnath Zolekar v. The State of Maharashtra 2013 ALL MR (Cri) 1023
(Bom HC)
(¶¶ 50, 62, 64, 65, 72, 81)

(ii) Section 113

Supreme Court
1. R.A.H. Siguran v. Shankare Gowda @ Shankara (2017) 16 SCC 126

d. Hostile Witness
Supreme Court
1. Hemudan Nanbha Gadhvi v State of Gujarat (¶¶7, 11) JT 2018 (9) SC 412
2. Ramesh and Ors v State of Haryana (¶¶36-46) AIR 2016 SC 5554
3. Haryana(¶¶19, 20)
Rohtash Kumar v State of Haryana (2013) 14 SCC 434

e. Cross examination of prosecutrix

Supreme Court
1. Dattu Ramrao Sakhare and others vs. State of 1997 (5) SCC 341
Maharashtra (¶¶5
2. State of Punjab v. Gurmit Singh and Others (¶¶23-26) AIR 1996 SC 1393

Other High Courts

3. Damber Singh Chetri v State of Sikkim (¶¶ 32-33) Cri. A. No. 5 of 2017
Dated 9/7/2018
(Sikkim HC)

f. Treatment of victim in court

Supreme Court
1. Dilip v. State of Madhya Pradesh (2013) 14 SCC 331
2. State of Punjab v. Gurmit Singh and Others (¶¶ 15-17) AIR 1996 SC 1393

 Rehabilitation
a. Sex Trafficking
Supreme Court
1. Rescue Foundation v. Senior Police Officer, Shahada Petition for Special Leave
Police Station (¶¶ 3-5)
5) (ADD) to Appeal (Crl.) No.
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Date of Order: 21/03/2018
2. Prajwala v. Union of India & Ors. (¶ 5) W. P. (C) No. 56/2004
Dated 9/12/2015
3. Budhadev Karmaskar v. State of West Bengal (¶¶ 11-15, (2011) 11 SCC 538
19, 21)
4. Childline India Foundation & Anr. v. Alan John Waters & Cri. App. Nos. 1205-
Ors. (¶¶ 8, 23, 26-30) 1207/2008
Dated 18/03/2011
5. Gaurav Jain v. Union of India (¶¶ 2, 15-18, 20-22, 35, 40, 1997 (8) SCC 114
44, 45, 50, 52, 58)
6. Vishal Jeet v. Union of India and Ors.(¶¶
Ors. 3, 7, 12, 15, 17) AIR 1990 SC 1412

High Court of Delhi

1. Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee v.UOI (¶¶ 17, 2015 Cri LJ 2054 (Del)
72, 172, 195, 228)

Other High Courts

1. Serina Mondal alias Piyada v. State of West Bengal and WP 4517 (W)/2018
Ors. Dated 25/06/2018
(¶¶ 5, 9, 11, 14)
2. State v. Sartaj Khan (¶¶ 51, 86) Govt. App. No. 139/2016
Dated 07/12/2017
3. Apne Aap Women Worldwide Trust India and Ors. v. The 2015 (1) PLJR 268
State of Bihar and Ors. (¶¶ 23, 25
25-28)
4. The Director, Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy v. State W.P.No.36807/2006
of Tamil Nadu (¶¶ 9, 10, 15-19)
15 Dated 31/10/2006
(Madras HC)
5. Prerana v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Ors.(¶¶ 27, 28, 34, (2003) 2 BOMLR 562
37)
6. Public at Large v. State of Maharashtra and Ors. (¶¶ 13, 1997 (4) Bom CR 171
14, 16, 20, 23, 27, 32) (Bom)

b. Child Labour
Supreme Court
1. Bachpan Bachao Andolan v. Union of India & Ors. (¶¶ 6- AIR 2011 SC 3361
10, 36-38, 58, 59, 62-68
68 )

c. Bonded Labour
Supreme Court
2. Bandhua Mukti Morcha v. Union of India and Ors. (¶¶ 45, AIR 1984 SC 802
48)

SUGGESTED READINGS
S.No. Title
1. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
(COVID GBVAW_and_UNODC_in_COVID19_final_7Apr2020.pdf
response – UNODC Thematic Brief

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 High Court of Delhi
on gender-based
based violence against
women and girls
2. IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 COVID
PANDEMIC ON TRAFFICKING IN
PERSONS Preliminary findings and
messaging based on rapid stocktaking
3. Seeing Like A Feminist (Pg. 173
173-212)
4. Good Use and Abuse: The Role of
Technology in Human Trafficking
file:///C:/Users/dja5/Downloads/Thematic-Brief-
file:///C:/Users/dja5/Downloads/Thematic
on-COVID-19-EN-ver.21.pdf
Nivedita Menon, Zubaan Books, Kaali-
Kaali 2012
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes(14th
October,2021)
https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-
https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human
trafficking/Webstories2021/the-role
role-of-technology-
in-human-trafficking.html

Disclaimer- The suggested articles do not represent views of Academy. They are opinion
of the author only.

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