The court’s advice is in connection with the case of a minor rape victim.
The Gauhati High Court has asked the Arunachal Pradesh government to set up at least one child-friendly court and make it functional soon.
The advice was in connection with a June 3 order by a district court asking the Child Care Institute (CCI) in Roing to hand over a minor rape victim to the sister-in-law of the accused.
Roing is the headquarters of Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Dibang Valley district. Cases of this district are handled by the court at Tezu, the headquarters of the adjoining Lohit district.
“We request the learned Advocate-General to take up this matter with the State government so that as early as possible at least one child-friendly court can be constructed and made functional,” Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia said while hearing the minor’s case on July 16.
The High Court had on June 30 taken cognizance of the case almost a month after the Tezu sessions court ordered the CCI to…