Supreme Court Directs Immediate FIR Registration in Every Missing Child Case

The Supreme Court has directed police authorities across the country to immediately register FIRs in every complaint relating to a missing child or person without insisting on any preliminary inquiry or leaving guardians to search on their own.

The Court said the FIR must mandatorily invoke relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita relating to kidnapping or abduction.

A Bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice R. Mahadevan issued the directions while expressing concern over the large number of untraced children and the growing issue of human trafficking across the country.