HC seeks info of girls in protection homes

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad top court docket directed state government to put before it figures of teenage girl sufferers of any crime lodged in women protection homes in UP. It additionally requested how many girls attained majority during keep and advised the federal government to place before it the coverage for his or her unlock then, as a result of a big girl cannot be housed towards her will.

A division bench of justices DK Upadhyay and DK Singh handed the order in process hearing of a ha beas corpuspetition. The court docket directed essential secretary, home, and essential secretary, kid and woman welfare, to record affidavits within three weeks.

A girl’s father had lodged an FIR in 2014 accusing a person of luring away his minor girl. Since the girl didn't want to cross along with her oldsters, the Justice of the Peace despatched her to protection home. When she turned main, the person filed a petition saying that she cannot be detained towards her will now.

The court docket famous that many ladies remain lodged in protection home until a habeas corpus petition is filed. Considering it a subject matter of public passion, the court docket directed the senior registrar to sign in the matter as PIL and position it before suitable court docket.