Overview
- The High Court bench, in Thursday's order, directed the Principal Secretaries for Home and for Women and Child Welfare to appear on May 25 with a complete policy and implementation plan.
- Judges Saral Srivastava and Garima Prashad said the state's affidavit showed only interdepartmental talks and no clear policy, timeline, funding plan, or rehabilitation mechanism.
- The petitioner, Faraha, told the court she was 24 at the time of the attack and has received only Rs 6 lakh in nine years, which the bench said showed no meaningful state-led rehabilitation.
- The court asked for detailed mechanisms for medical care, reconstructive surgeries, counseling, education, and job support, along with a rational method to set compensation by injury and lifelong impact.
- Citing the Supreme Court’s Parivartan Kendra ruling and Article 21, the bench said the state's duty goes beyond prosecuting offenders to ensuring survivors can reintegrate with dignity.