JUDGMENT

Ajai Lamba, C.J - Heard Mr. H.K. Das, learned Standing Counsel, Gauhati High Court, appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. B.D. Goswami, learned Additional Advocate General, Arunachal Pradesh assisted by Mr. Arun Chandran, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate, Arunachal Pradesh for Respondents No.1 to 3.

2. The Court proceedings have been conducted by means of creating a Virtual Court with the help of technology, so as to maintain distance between the staff, Advocates and the Presiding Judge.

3. This High Court took suo moto notice of news articles published in the Assam Tribune ; The Telegraph and Times of India , all of 8th June, 2019. As per news report, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and Assam State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, had appealed to the Home Ministry to take immediate steps to ensure proper investigation of unnatural death of a 12 years old girl in Arunachal Pradesh, Naharlagun.

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It was reported that the girl whose parents originally hail from Dolahat Tea Estate area of Assam, Lakhimpur District, was found hanging on May, 20, 2019. She along with family members used to work in Naharlagun.

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