Gauhati High Court Directs Completion of Child Trafficking Trials in Northeast States Within Six Months

The Gauhati High Court has directed that all child trafficking trials pending in Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh be completed within six months. 

The Court issued this directive in compliance with the Supreme Court’s order in Pinki v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr., which mandates expeditious disposal of child trafficking cases.

The Court has emphasised the adoption of suggestions from the Bharatiya Institute of Research and Development (BIRD) report, urging that all missing children cases be treated as trafficking unless proven otherwise.

The Court instructed subordinate courts to conduct trials on a day-to-day basis if necessary. The Supreme Court will review compliance in October 2025.