Host Script for State Level Conference on Crime Against Women and

Human Trafficking

Our dignitaries are about to arrive on the dais.

I request you all to kindly take your seats and maintain silence.

I request you all to kindly keep your mobile phones on silent mode.

ARRIVAL OF GUESTS AND BOUQUET (10:00- 10:05 A.M)

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I request all to kindly rise.

I seek the kind permission of the chair to commence the proceedings of the inaugural
session.

Thank You My Lord.

Good morning and Greetings to every one present.

On behalf of the Judicial Academy Jharkhand, it is my immense pleasure and proud

privilege to extend my hearty welcome to Our esteemed Chief Guest

1. Hon'ble Mr Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra

Hon'ble Chief Justice, High Court of Jharkhand

-cum- Patron-in-Chief Judicial Academy, Jharkhand

2. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Shree Chandrashekhar,

Judge, High Court of Jharkhand -cum-

Member of Governing Body, Judicial Academy Jharkhand.

2. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad,

Judge, High Court of Jharkhand -cum-

Judge In-charge, Judicial Academy Jharkhand.

3. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay,

Judge, High Court of Jharkhand -cum-

Chairman, Executive Committee, Judicial Academy Jharkhand.

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4. Hon’ble Mrs. Anubha Rawat Choudhary

Judge, High Court of Jharkhand -cum-

Member Executive Committee, Judicial Academy Jharkhand

5. Hon’ble Justice Ms. S.G. Gokani,

Former Chief Justice, High Court of Gujarat.

and distinguished Hon’ble Judges of High Court of Jharkhand,

eminent speakers, esteemed guests, dignitaries, Judicial officers and participants, to

State Level Conference on Crime Against Women and Human Trafficking
organised by Judicial Academy, Jharkhand.

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 PRESENTATION OF BOOK/BOUQUET 10:00 A.M -10:05 A.M)

I WOULD now like to request…………………………………………to please welcome

……………………………………………with a Book/Bouquet.

I WOULD now like to request…………………………………………to please welcome

……………………………………………with a Book/Bouquet.

I WOULD now like to request…………………………………………to please welcome

……………………………………………with a Book/Bouquet.

I WOULD now like to request…………………………………………to please welcome

……………………………………………with a Book/Bouquet.

I WOULD now like to request…………………………………………to please welcome

……………………………………………with a Book/Bouquet.

INAUGURATION OF CONFERENCE BY LIGHTENING OF LAMP (10:00 A.M -10:05 A.M)

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 Gautam Buddh once said, “If you light a lamp for someone else, it will also
brighten your path.”

Or

It is better to light one candle than curse the darkness.

Or

“Even a single lamp dispels the deepest darkness.”

- Mahatma Gandhi

With this thought, I now would like to most humbly request the Hon’ble dignitaries
on the dais to commence the programme by lighting the ceremonial lamp.

I would like to request Ms ……………………………and Ms…………………………,

Judicial Magistrate 1st class, Ranchi, to kindly assist the dignitaries.

(MUSIC)

Thank You, my ladyship and my lordships.

WELCOME ADDRESS (10:10-10:15 A.M)

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I now humbly request, my lord, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad,

Judge, High Court of Jharkhand &

Judge In-Charge, Judicial Academy, Jharkhand.

to kindly deliver the Welcome address.

Thank you, Your Lordship for your warm Welcome Address.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS (10:15- 10:25 A.M)

Due to some unavoidable circumstances, Mr Lord, Hon'ble Mr Justice Sanjaya

Kumar Mishra Hon'ble Chief Justice, High Court of Jharkhand

-cum- Patron-in-Chief Judicial Academy, Jharkhand

Could not join us physically, but will be joining us through virtual mode.

I now humbly request My Lord to Kindly deliver Keynote Address.

Thank you, Your Lordship, your address has definitely set the tone for the day.

Or

Unfortunately, due to some technical glitches, we are not able to connect to our
Chief Guest, My Lord, Hon'ble Mr Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra Hon'ble Chief
Justice, High Court of Jharkhand, perhaps we will now move forward with the
event.

VOTE OF THANKS (10:25-10:30 A.M)

I now humbly request, Her Ladyship, Hon’ble Mrs. Justice Anubha Rawat
Choudhary,

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Judge, High Court of Jharkhand,

Member Executive Committee, Judicial Academy Jharkhand

to deliver the Vote of Thanks.

Thank you, Her Ladyship for the Vote of Thanks.

NATIONAL ANTHEM

I now request all to kindly rise for the national anthem. (MUSIC)

After Anthem

We will shortly begin with the technical sessions for a Short Tea Break (10:30-11:00
A.M)

I request you all to kindly proceed toward the high tea and snacks near the terrace
area.

I request ……………………………to assemble ………………………… for Tea.

I request ………………………………to assemble ……………………… for Tea.
I request ……………………………to assemble ………………………… for Tea.

Also, I request all learned participants to join us sharp at 11:00 A.M for the second
session of the day.

COMMENCEMENT OF THE FIRST TECHNICAL SESSION (11:00 A.M-

12:15 P.M

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WELCOME all to the first Technical Session of State Level Conference on Crime
Against Women and Human Trafficking organised by Judicial Academy,
Jharkhand.

Before we commence with the technical sessions, I humbly request Director Sir,
Judicial Academy Jharkhand, Shri Sudhanshu Kumar Shashi to say a few words
concerning the further course of events of this august gathering.

Thank You Sir, for your Address.

No civilized society can thrive upon victims whose humanity has been
permanently mutilated. -Rabindra Nath Tagore

The Topic of the first technical session is “Violence Against Women: Addressing
Attitudinal Changes in present scenario.”

To Chair this topic, We feel honoured to have with us Hon’ble Mrs Justice Sonia G
Gokani.

Her ladyship after doing her Bachelors and Masters in law, worked with various
organizations for the cause of down trodden, women and children, as also for
upholding the cause of environment.

Her Ladyship served as part-time Lecturer at Shri K.P Shah Law College,
Jamnangar.

Her ladyship joined Judiciary directly in the cadre of District judges as a Judge, City
Civil & Sessions Court, Ahmedabad on 10th July 1995 and presided over on many
civil and criminal matters.

After establishment of Special Court under the Anti-Terrorist Laws in the State of
Gujarat, her ladyship worked as a Special Judge for this Court and conducted
important matters from 2003 to 2008. Worked as a Judge, Special Court C.B.I for the
cases investigated by CBI.

Her ladyship served also, as Registrar [IT & Infrastructure] for nearly 18 months,
during which period, made presentation at different national forums, visiting

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Faculty Member at Gujarat State Judicial Academy and at other Academic
Institutions.

On 17th February 2011 – her ladyship was elevated as Additional Judge of the High
Court of Gujarat and confirmed as permanent Judge on 28.01.2013.

In the year 2023, Her Ladyship took her oath as the first Woman Chief Justice of

the Gujarat High Court. It is our utmost pleasure and an honour to have you join

us today.

With this I request Her Ladyship to please take over.

Thank you, her ladyship for enriching us with valuable insights on “Violence
Against Women: Addressing Attitudinal Changes in present scenario”.

I would now request …………………………………………. To present a memento of

appreciation to Hon’ble Mrs Justice Sonia G Gokani.

With this we have come to the end of the First technical session and now we will
resume with the second technical session after a short 5 minutes break.

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 COMMENCEMENT OF THE SECOND TECHNICAL SESSION (12:15-
1:30 P.M)

I Welcome all to the second technical session of State Level Conference on Crime
Against Women and Human Trafficking organised by Judicial Academy, Jharkhand.

The day a women can walk freely on the roads at night, that day we can say that
India has achieved independence" - Mahatma Gandhi

With this Quote, I introduce the topic for second technical session which is
“Changing Perspective of Law with respect to Crime Against Women and
Remedial Measures”.

To deliberate upon this topic, we have with us gracious presence of Senior

Advocate Mrs Vrinda Grover.

Ma’am is a lawyer, researcher, and human rights and women's rights activist.

A practicing advocate in India, she has more than 34 years of experience in

constitutional law, criminal law and human rights. She has appeared as s counsel in
landmark cases before the Trial Courts, High Courts and the Supreme Court of India
as well as before commissions of inquiry and quasi-judicial authorities.

Advocate Vrinda Grover has been appointed as a member of the Independent

International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine by the President of the United
Nations Human Rights Council, Ambassador Václav Bálek (Czechia).

She was a member of the UN Women Asia Pacific Regional Civil Society
Advisory Group (2012-2016). In 2012, she participated in a fact-finding mission of
the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) and of the International
Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) in the Philippines to investigate the
situation of human rights defenders in the country.

She was a member of the UN Women Asia Pacific Regional Civil Society
Advisory Group (2012-2016). In 2012, she participated in a fact-finding mission of

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the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) and of the International
Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) in the Philippines to investigate the
situation of human rights defenders in the country.

Vrinda Grover obtained her law degree from Delhi University and her Masters in
Law from New York University, School of Law. She joined bar in 1989 and began
practicing in Delhi. As a lawyer Ms. Grover specialises in constitutional law,
criminal law and human rights law. Ms. gGrover has determinedly represented
victims of targeted state violence, including victims of the 1984 anti-sikh pogrom,
families of the 1987 Hashimpura massacre of Muslims by the UP Provincial
Armed Police Constabulary, victims of gang rape during the 2013 communal
violence in Muzaffarnagar, victims of mob lynching and other hate crimes.

With this I request Ma’am to please take over.

Thank you, Ma’am, for enhancing our knowledge and providing us with a deeper
awareness on the concept of “Changing Perspective of Law with respect to Crime
Against Women and Remedial Measures”.

I would now request …………………………………………. to present a memento of

appreciation to Ms Vrinda Grover.

With this we have come to the end of the second technical session and now we will
proceed for Lunch (2:30-4:30 P.M).
I request ……………………………to assemble ………………………… for Lunch.
I request ………………………………to assemble ……………………… for Lunch.
I request ……………………………to assemble ………………………… for Lunch.

Also request all learned participants to join us sharp at 2:30 P.M for the third and
last technical session of the day.

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 COMMENCEMENT OF THE THIRD TECHNICAL SESSION (2:30-4:30
P.M).

“Defeating human trafficking is a great moral calling of our time.”

- Condoleeza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of State

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 Or

“Trafficking in human beings is not just a serious crime and a serious violation of
human dignity and rights - trafficking in human beings is a persistent and deeply
troubling stain on our societies.”

-Pope Francis

With this Quote, I Welcome you again, to State Level Conference on Crime Against
Women and Human Trafficking organised by Judicial Academy, Jharkhand.

We will now begin with our third and last technical session of the evening, and the
topic of this session is “Dimensions of Human Trafficking; Good Practices,
Challenges and Role of Law Enforcement Agencies”.

To deliberate on this topic, we are honoured to have with us gracious presence of

Sri P.M. Nair, IPS (Retd.).

Dr. P.M. Nair, did his MA in Sociology, LLB, and PhD in Victimology. Sir is a career
police officer with the Indian Police Service since 1978. After 35 years of service in
the IPS in various capacities in Bihar, CBI, NHRC, UNODC, CRPF, etc., he retired on
31st May 2013 as the Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)
and Director General of Civil Defence, Government of India. He served Bihar for
more than 15 years in various capacities from SP to IG. He served CBI for 10 long
years and has handled several crimes including Rajiv Gandhi assassination, ISRO
Espionage case, International Arms drop at Purulia, Sanjay Ghose abduction,
terrorist crimes, human rights violations and many interstate and international
organized crimes, including human trafficking. With the first crime of child
trafficking for labour investigated by him in 1982, his avowed mission of preventing
and combating human trafficking is continuing to move ahead with zeal, speed and
impact. Dr Nair worked with CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force, the prime agency
of the Government of India to address Internal Security issues across the country) for
more than 7 years.

Dr Nair also worked as Project Coordinator, Anti-Human Trafficking, with the UN

Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), New Delhi, Dr. Nair carried out training of

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more than 11,000 police officials and prosecutors across India and set up nine Anti-
Human Trafficking Units.

A powerful voice in the Anti-Human Trafficking mission and child rights in the
region, Dr Nair is continuing his mission of empowering the vulnerable persons by
undertaking skill building programmes and thereby preventing human trafficking.

Presently he is TATA Chair Professor with TISS, and also Advisor to Chairperson,
National Skill Building Mission.
With this I request sir to please take over.

Thank you, sir for enriching us with valuable insights on “Dimensions of Human
Trafficking; Good Practices, Challenges and Role of Law Enforcement Agencies”.

I would now request …………………………………………. To present a memento of

appreciation to Dr. Nair.

With this we have come to the end of third and last technical session of State Level
Conference on Crime Against Women and Human Trafficking.

VOTE OF THANKS

With this we have come to the end of the ‘State Level Conference on Crime Against
Women and Human Trafficking’.

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Before we part our ways, I would like to thank Hon’ble Judges of Jharkhand High
Court for your august presence heightens importance of the event

Judicial Academy, Jharkhand would also like to extend gratitude to all the
honourable delegates who blessed us with their presence.

I would like to extend my sincere gratitude and regards to Our Director Sir,
Additional Director Sirs for his constant help and guidance towards designing the
Conference. I would like to appreciate all the participants for actively participating
in this Conference.

An event of this dimension cannot happen overnight. The wheels start rolling
months in advance. We have been fortunate enough to be backed by a team of very
motivated and dedicated volunteers, section officers, Research Scholars,
housekeeping staff and other staff members for working tirelessly day and night to
make this conference a reality.

I wish you all happy and safe travel.

Thank you.

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