HC denies bail to AIDS patient accused of child trafficking

The Bombay High Court has refused to grant bail to a woman suffering from AIDS and is accused of child trafficking for their sexual exploitation, noting that the "crime is a grave offence against society".

- Urvi Mahajani

The court noted that applicant's antecedents of committing such severe offences on multiple occasions outweigh her health condition, HIV AIDS, as a reason for bail. The HC was hearing a bail plea filed by a woman, 37, seeking bail in a case registered against her in 2022 by Panchavati Police Station in Nashik for allegedly selling a 12-year-old girl. The police alleged that the woman was a part of a gang that operated in the Nashik area, kidnapping minor girls and selling them to men in Madhya Pradesh who performed fake marriages with them and established sexual relationships.