SC clarifies immediate FIR must be registered for every missing person, irrespective of age or gender
The Supreme Court has clarified that its direction for immediate registration of FIRs in missing-person cases applies to everyone, irrespective of age or gender. A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R. Mahadevan directed the states and Union Territories that have failed to comply to ensure that their Chief Secretaries and police chiefs appear before the court and explain why contempt action should not be initiated. The matter will be heard on October 5.
The court had earlier directed the police to register FIRs immediately in all missing-person cases without a preliminary inquiry. It had also issued measures for tracing and protecting missing children, including their speedy reunion with families, where appropriate.
