Guwahati, June 11 -- The Itanagar permanent bench of the Gauhati High Court in Arunachal Pradesh stayed a controversial order on Monday.

The Special POCSO Judge in Yupia had issued the order on March 15, allowing the recall of a 14-year-old girl for limited cross-examination in a high-profile sex trafficking case.

The special judge had granted the accused's request to recall the minor victim to question whether police officers had pressured her into falsely identifying the accused.

However, Inspector Nich Rupa, Officer-in-Charge of Itanagar Women Police Station, representing the state of Arunachal Pradesh, challenged the order through a revision petition.

The state argued that recalling the victim after she had already undergone full ...