Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 7: Principal Sessions Judge Samba, M L Manhas today rejected the bail application of Kabir Dass and Sanjeev Kumar, who were booked by the police in alleged gang rape of a minor.
After hearing Public Prosecutor Bhupinder Singh for the State whereas Advocate Roop Lal for the accused persons, Principal Sessions Judge observed, “courts cannot lose sight of the fact that crime of violence upon the women and minor children are on increase and perpetrators of the crime must be dealt with iron hands”.
“A manner in which the crime has been committed by the accused upon the prosecutrix, sends the shivers down to the spines of everybody, who is concerned with the administration of justice and maintenance of rule of law”, the court said, adding “leniency in the matters involving sexual offences is not only undesirable but also against the public interest and such types of offences are to be dealt with severity”.
With these observations, court rejected the bail application.
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