The bench in its order said that when a child dies, the parents may, with the passage of time, resign to the will of the almighty. But when the child is lost and not found, they have to suffer the pain and agony for the rest of their lives. It is worse than death. Therefore, we humbly urge everyone to remain very cautious and vigilant.A two-judge Bench of the apex court, headed by Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan, in its order on Tuesday, directed all the state HCs to issue necessary directions to lower courts to complete trials in child trafficking cases within six months.The top court, in its order, directed all state governments to review our detailed recommendations (orders) and study the report submitted by the Bhartiya Institute and implement the same at the earliest. “High Courts across the country are directed to call for the status of pending trials in child trafficking cases. Directions shall then be issued to complete the trials in 6 months and also conduct day-to-day trials,” the SC said in the order.The court added that if any newborn infant is trafficked from any hospital, the immediate action against the hospital should be the suspension of its license to operate, in addition to other actions in accordance with the law. When any woman comes to deliver her baby in a hospital, it is the responsibility of the hospital administration to protect the newborn infant in all respects.These directions of the top court assume significance as offences involving child trafficking cases take years to come to a logical conclusion, and the guidelines will try to resolve the pending cases in a time-bound manner.
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