On Monday, March 10, the Kerala High Court slammed the state police for the delay in tracing a 15-year-old girl who was found dead, a month after her mother had first approached the police to find her.
The Division Bench said that it cannot close the habeas corpus petition without looking into what had happened.
“Our hearts certainly go out to the parents of the alleged detenue (kidnapped girl) and are certain that merely because the above has happened, it would not be justified for us to close this Writ Petition. We are obligated to verify what really happened, before we take a final decision,” the court stated in its order.
It, therefore, directed the Investigating Officer to be present in court with the relevant documents relating to the missing girl’s case on Tuesday.
“We, therefore, direct, the Investigating Officer of the Original Crime, namely Crime.No.126/2025 – which is stated to have been registered under Section 57 of the Kerala Police Act – to be present before this court tomorrow, along with the Case Diary. The Case Diary opened with respect to Crime.No.207/2025 shall also be in his possession, when he appears before us”, the High Court added.
