Archive · 15 Aug 2025
Mumbai Court Grants Bail to Woman Accused of Child Trafficking
A woman in Mumbai, India, was accused of taking a child and was kept in jail for three years.
The court decided to let her go on bail because she had been waiting for her trial for a long time without any witnesses being questioned.
The court also considered that the woman has a 7-year-old daughter, who is in a children's home and has not seen her mother for three years.
The woman is accused of taking a girl and making her do chores.
The case began in 2013 when the girl went missing, and the woman was arrested in 2022.
A 38-year-old woman accused of child trafficking has been granted bail.
She was arrested in 2022 and held in custody for three years.
The case involves a girl who went missing in 2013 and was found in 2022.
The court noted the long incarceration period and lack of witness examination.
The accused's 7-year-old daughter has been in a children's home for three years.
- Who
- A 38-year-old woman, accused of child trafficking, was granted bail.
- What
- A woman accused of child trafficking was granted bail.
- When
- The woman was arrested in August 2022 and granted bail recently.
- Where
- The case is in Dindoshi, Mumbai, India.
- Why
- The court cited long incarceration and lack of witness examination.
Prosecution's view
Court's view
Bail vs. Incarceration
Prosecution's view
The woman should remain in custody to ensure the safety of potential witnesses and the victim.
Court's view
The long time without a trial, absence of witness examination, and the woman's desire to be with her child warrant her release on bail.
- Accused Age
- 38 years old
- Arrest Year
- 2022
- Bail Granted By
- POCSO Court, Dindoshi
- Charges
- Child Trafficking, Wrongful Confinement, Kidnapping
- Missing Girl Found
- 2022
- Daughter's Location
- Bal Bhavan, Children’s Home, Andheri