GUWAHATI, India, Sept. 16 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Aug. 18:
1. This is an application filed by the petitioner praying for pre-arrest in connection with South Salmara P.S Case No. 26/2025 registered under Section 137(1)(b)/87/65(1)/3(5) of BNS read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act.
2. The FIR dated 20.02.2025 lodged by the mother of the victim reflects that on 15.02.2025, the victim aged about 16years went to the road near by her house and that she went missing. The informant thereafter states that on search being made, she was recovered on 18.02.2025 from an area in the State of Meghalaya and on interrogation, it was noticed that the co-accused and the petitioner forcefully took her from the road to a different ...