Gauhati HC Pulls Up Assam Govt For Child Marriage Arrests: What Did The HC Say?

"It (the arrests) is causing havoc in the private life of people," the court observed.

The Assam Government's recent crackdown on child marriage in the state, leading to nearly 3000 arrests has elicited the ire of the Gauhati High Court.

What did the Court say? Justice Suman Shyam, while granting anticipatory bail to the accused in multiple cases, said that the government's move led to "havoc in the private lives of people" and observed that the cases are not meant for "custodial interrogation."

"These are not matters for custodial interrogation. You (the state) proceed as per law, file a charge sheet, if they are convicted, then they are convicted. It is causing havoc in the private life of people, there are children, there are family members and old people.

Justice Suman Shyam, Gauhati HC