{"id":5277,"date":"2017-09-13T17:01:52","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T17:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fighttrafficking.org\/?post_type=news_atc&#038;p=5277"},"modified":"2019-07-24T17:03:38","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T17:03:38","slug":"bombay-hc-acquits-women-accused-of-trafficking-minor-girls-for-lack-of-evidence","status":"publish","type":"news_atc","link":"https:\/\/www.fighttrafficking.org\/demo\/news_atc\/bombay-hc-acquits-women-accused-of-trafficking-minor-girls-for-lack-of-evidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Bombay HC Acquits Women Accused of Trafficking Minor Girls for Lack of Evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5277\" class=\"elementor elementor-5277\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56644df elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56644df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f285b7\" data-id=\"9f285b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e181d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22e181d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bombay HC Acquits Women Accused of Trafficking Minor Girls for Lack of Evidence<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7487a0a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7487a0a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ca5c3a\" data-id=\"2ca5c3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c008c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28c008c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"276\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fighttrafficking.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HC-Acquits-women-accused-of-trafficking-minor-girls.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5278\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aed5e2f\" data-id=\"3aed5e2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c87d0b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c87d0b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Date: September 9, 2017<\/p>\n<p>Location: Mumbai, India<\/p>\n<p>The Bombay High Court has set aside an order issued by the Additional Sessions Judge, Thane, convicting accused\u00a0Yellamma Mehatre and Firoja Shaikh under Section 366A (procuration of minor girl) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).<\/p>\n<p>The basis of the acquittal was due to non-compliance of mandatory provisions (namely sections 13 and 15) under the Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act by the police while conducting the raid.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the ossification test of both the victims \u00a0concluded that they were within the age of 18. However, Dr.\u00a0Anilkumar Gondhale, responsible for the tests mentioned the ages of the girls may vary a couple of years.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, due to the lack of evidence, \u00a0Justice Badar of the Mumbai HC said the accused were entitled to benefit of doubt. The Court ordered the release of Firoja and cancelled the bail bond of Yellamma.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full Live Law article\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.livelaw.in\/bombay-hc-acquits-women-accused-trafficking-minor-girls-lack-evidence-read-judgment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62c2ed3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62c2ed3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-104149b\" data-id=\"104149b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-062b02e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"062b02e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t  <div class=\"related-post grid\">\r\n        <div class=\"headline\">Related Posts<\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"post-list \">\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"item\">\r\n          \r\n  <a class=\"title post_title\"  title=\"Kerala Budget Focuses on Women Safety: Proposes Public Register of Sex Offenders\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fighttrafficking.org\/demo\/news_atc\/kerala-budget-focuses-on-women-safety-proposes-public-register-of-sex-offenders\/\">\r\n        Kerala Budget Focuses on Women Safety: Proposes Public Register of Sex Offenders  <\/a>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"thumb post_thumb\">\r\n    <a  title=\"Kerala Budget Focuses on Women Safety: Proposes Public Register of Sex Offenders\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fighttrafficking.org\/demo\/news_atc\/kerala-budget-focuses-on-women-safety-proposes-public-register-of-sex-offenders\/\">\r\n\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fighttrafficking.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerala-Public-Register-of-Sexual-Offenders.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <p class=\"excerpt post_excerpt\">\r\n    \u201cIt\u2019s Saturday evening at the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and we\u2019ve had non-stop calls since mid-afternoon. 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