Crime Against Children: Handbook on Legal Processes for Police Launched

The Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi launching the book “Handbook on legal processes for Police in respect of Crime against Children”, in New Delhi on June 19, 2018.

India’s Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD), Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, launched Tuesday the “Handbook on legal processes for police in respect of crime against children” at a function in New Delhi.

Speaking on the occasion, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi urged all stakeholders to unite in preventing and combating crimes against children. She highlighted that the Government is committed to create a nation free of violence against Women & Children.

The WCD Ministry will work closely with identified stakeholders to ensure that this Handbook is available in every Police Station, preferably in local languages, she added.

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The Minister emphasized that the Government has decided to take every step in addressing this issue in the best possible manner. One of the important requirements is to empower and skill the police agencies and other responders in addressing the crimes against children professionally and diligently, she added.

Further, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi elaborated upon the services offered by Child Line and Railway Child Line which have been highly successful in reuniting missing children with their families.

She stated that a short documentary “Komal” has been released to sensitize the children on “good and bad touch.”

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Amendment in the Juvenile Justice Act has been brought about to treat juveniles 16 years of age as an adult for trial in heinous crimes. She emphasized the importance of Forensic Laboratories in India and informed that five new Forensic Laboratories are being established to cater to the investigation of an average 2,000 rape cases every year.

The Minister hoped that the Handbook will prove to be a tool to enhance and fine-tune the skills of the end user in the application of the laws, rules, rulings and related provisions pertaining to Crimes Against Children.

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