Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction Of Adoptive Parents For Cruelty, Sexual Assault On Minor; Says Police Failed To Examine Trafficking Angle

Nupur Thapliyal

19 Sept 2025 12:40 PM IST

  • Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction Of Adoptive Parents For Cruelty, Sexual Assault On Minor; Says Police Failed To Examine Trafficking Angle

    The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction of adoptive parents of a minor girl of about six years over cruelty and sexually assaulting her, while citing the possibility of it being a case of child trafficking.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the biological parents of the child were not even attempted to be traced by the investigating officer, nor was any inquiry conducted as to how...

    Nupur Thapliyal

    Nupur Thapliyal

    Nupur Thapliyal is a Principal Correspondent with LiveLaw, based in New Delhi. She reports from the Delhi High Court and trial courts in the national capital

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