Q1. Consider the following statements regarding the Supreme Court directions of 22 May 2026 on missing children: 1. The Court made registration of a kidnapping FIR mandatory in every missing child case without any waiting period. 2. The Ministry of Home Affairs was directed to build a national data grid integrating the TrackChild Khoya-Paya and CCTNS portals. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation
Both statements are correct. The Supreme Court Bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice R Mahadevan on 22 May 2026 directed compulsory registration of kidnapping FIRs without any preliminary inquiry or 24-hour waiting period and ordered MHA to construct a national data grid linking all police stations and integrating TrackChild Khoya-Paya and CCTNS for real-time cross-matching across states.
