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Supreme Court of India 2019-08-30 disposed

Bench: 2 — <UNKNOWN>, <UNKNOWN>

In Brief

An LLM student from a law college in Uttar Pradesh went missing on 24 August 2019, reportedly fleeing due to allegations against college authorities. The Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance based on news reports. The student was traced to Rajasthan and produced before the Court on the same day. She explained she had left to protect herself and wished to consult her parents in Delhi before deciding her future. The Court directed her secure placement in a women's shelter, arranged police assistance for her parents to travel to Delhi, and prohibited her from meeting anyone except her parents until the next hearing."

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