PANJIM, April 3 -- Team Herald

The High Court of Bombay at Goa has directed the State government to file an affidavit within three weeks detailing its plan to rescue children forced to beg at traffic signals and implement child protection measures under the Juvenile Justice Act and the Bharat Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

The petition filed by a lawyer has also sought directions to authorities concerned to enact appropriate policies and law to prevent exploitation of children.

The Court also requested the petitioner, Advocate Moses Pinto, to offer his suggestions to the government on addressing the issue.

Advocate Pinto, in his public interest litigation (PIL) writ petition, had sought government intervention to rescue children engaged in begg...