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New Delhi, Apr 9: The Supreme Court has voiced grave concern over rising cases of child trafficking, saying gangs are operating across the country and if States and Union territories do not take immediate action, thing will go beyond control.
\nThe court said only the state government and its home department can act vigilantly in this regard.
\n\u201cAs a court we can monitor, but ultimately the action has to be on the part of the state government, the police, and other agencies. Therefore, this is our humble request\u201d, a bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan said during the hearing of a plea on Wednesday.
\nThe bench was irked over the \u201clackadaisical\u201d approach of several states and UTs in implementing a 2025 judgment aimed at dismantling organised trafficking networks.
\nJustice Viswanathan said the retrieval of children in some cases proves the problem can be tackled, but it requires a level of political and administrative will which is lacking at present.
\nThe verdict, delivered on April 15, 2025, had mandated several institutional reforms, including completion of trials in trafficking cases within six months on a day-to-day basis.
\nIt had also directed strengthening of Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) and improving investigation standards.
\nBesides asking for setting up of state-level committees to monitor vulnerable trafficking hotspots, it had asked the authorities to treat missing children cases as trafficking unless proven otherwise.
\nEarlier, the bench had termed the compliance reports filed by a few states as \u201cnothing but an eye wash.\u201d On Wednesday, the bench noted that Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Haryana, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Odisha, and Punjab had still failed to file reports in the prescribed format.
\nWhen the home secretary of Madhya Pradesh offered an apology for the lapse, the bench granted a \u201cfinal opportunity\u201d but warned that continued failure would lead to states being officially branded as \u201cdefaulting\u201d.
\nThe bench noted that at least 15 states are yet to constitute review committees mandated to identify and monitor trafficking-prone areas. The matter will now be heard on April 29.<\/p>\n

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New Delhi, Apr 9: The Supreme Court has voiced grave concern over rising cases of child trafficking, saying gangs are operating across the country and if States and Union territories do not take immediate action, thing will go beyond control. 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