Archive · 18 Jul 2026
Court Upholds Conviction of Man Who Trafficked Minor Girl
A court in Gauhati, India, recently made a big decision.
They said a man who promised to marry a young girl but instead sold her to a bad place (a brothel) is guilty.
The man tricked the girl and took her away from her job.
The court said even though the girl didn't have any visible injuries, it doesn't mean she wasn't hurt.
The man will go to jail for 14 years.
The girl was rescued after three days.
Some people argued that the girl might not be a minor, but the court believed the girl's story.
The court also said the man helped sell the girl for bad things, which is a very serious crime.
The Gauhati High Court upheld a 14-year jail sentence for a man who trafficked a minor girl to a brothel.
The man lured the girl with a false promise of marriage and sold her to a brothel in Siliguri.
The court ruled that the absence of injury marks does not negate the occurrence of rape.
The victim was rescued after spending three days in the brothel.
The defense argued that the prosecution failed to prove the victim's age and the brothel's operation.
- Who
- A man convicted of trafficking a minor girl and a co-accused brothel owner
- What
- The man lured the minor with a false promise of marriage and sold her to a brothel
- When
- The incident occurred in 2020, with the court ruling in July 2024
- Where
- The brothel was in Siliguri, and the court case was in Gauhati High Court
- Why
- The man intended to push the minor into prostitution
- Court
- Gauhati High Court
- Conviction
- 14-year jail term
- Crimes Charged
- Kidnapping, inducing woman for marriage, prostitution, sexual assault
- Victim's Age
- Minor (disputed as 18-20 by radiological exam)
- Brothel Location
- Siliguri
- Key Legal Point
- Absence of injury marks does not negate rape
- Legal Acts Involved
- IPC, POCSO Act, Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act
- Defendant's Argument
- Prosecution failed to prove age and brothel operation