PROCEEDINGS
CWC/PRK/0202/2015/Dated
2nd Feb 2015
To,
The Inspector of Police,
Taluk Police Station,
ONGOLE,
Prakasam Dist.
The Child Welfare Committee as per Section
29(5) of the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act,
2000, amend 2006 is a statutory
authority constituted by the Govt. of AP and functioning as a Bench of Magistrates with powers of Judicial Magistrates of the
First class. The Child Welfare Committee
(hereinafter CWC) under the Act is the final authority to dispose of cases
concerning children (not completed 18 years of age) in need of care and
protection in terms of their development, care, treatment and rehabilitation.
The CWC is also empowered to inquire into offences committed against children.
Whereas the Child Welfare
Committee is hereby came to know that, a minor girl K Uma, aged 15 years D/o
Gangireddy belong to Gokavaram village of East Godavari district has been
rescued at Anjaiah road – ONGOLE by the Circle Inspector of Police – 1 Town
Police Station, ONGOLE during her rounds. She has handed over the girl to CHILDLINE
1098 of ONGOLE who have produced the said girl before CWC on 2nd Feb
2015 under Sec 32 (1) (iii) of Juvenile
Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 amend 2006.
The CWC had immediately recorded
her statement under Sec 164 (5) Cr PC exercising
the powers under Sec 31(2) of JJ (Care
& Protection of Children) Act, 2000 amend 2006. As per the statement of
the said victim girl the findings of CWC are as below:
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The
girl aged 15 years.
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The
victim girl belong to a poor family belong to said address as above in East
Godavari Dist.
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She
has been procured to ONGOLE and joined in a brothel at Annavarappadu by a woman
called Sudha belong to Kothapalli village near Gokavaram of East Godavari Dist
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She
underwent rigorous sexual exploitation and physical assault by the
perpetrators.
After recording the statement of
the said girl, the CWC has referred her to Bala Sadan ONGOLE for further care
and protection services along with basic amenities. While the CWC approached CI
of 1 Town PS - ONGOLE for further proceeding with regard to filing the case
under relevant sections of child protection, she has stated that, the case
comes under the purview of Taluk Police station, ONGOLE and hence requested to
approach you for further proceedings in the said case. She further assured her
witness in the case as she rescued the said victim girl on her own at the above
said place during night patrolling on 2nd early hours Feb 2015.
In this above context, the CWC
being a Bench of Magistrates having the powers of final disposal
authority of the cases of children below 18 years of age is hereby directed to file
a FIR for stringent punishment against the trafficker as per Sections 4(1),
5(1), 6(2), 6(2A), and 7(1A) of ITP Act, Sec 23, 28 of JJ Act 2000,
amend 2006 and Sec 4 of POCSO Act,
2012 and Sec 366, 366A, 367,
370,371,372, 373, 375 and 376 of IPC.
The CWC is further directed you
to submit the copy of FIR at an earliest along with the information on action
taken against the perpetrators, brothel owner and the above cited woman
trafficker Sudha who brought the girl to ONGOLE within a week and submit the
status of execution of CWC instructions.
The CWC is further directed the District
Child Protection Officer of DCPU to transfer the victim girl to Asha Sadan
transit center at Machavaram Village, NG Padu mandal of Prakasam Dist
immediately (for rehabilitation and re-integration services along with trauma
counseling, skill trainings and for basic amenities) with proper escort and
submit the copy of acknowledgment received from the transit centre authorities.
Given under my hand with the seal
of CWC dated this 02nd day of Feb 2015.
Encl:
1.
Statement
of Victim girl
2.
Placement
order
Cc:
1.
The
Magistrate, Judicial Magistrate of First
Class, Special Mobile Court, Ongole for info.
2.
The
DCPO, DCPU – ONGOLE for execution of above relevant proceedings
3.
The
Inspector of Police, SJPU, ONGOLE for follow-up
4.
The
Dy Superintendent of Police, ONGOL E, Prakasam Dist for information.
