No leniency to be shown to a person committing offence under POCSO Act; Gujarat High Court rejects bail plea
Gujarat High Court denied showing any leniency while deciding bail application of accused charged with offences under POCSO Act.
Heinous Crime
Is the reformation goal under JJ Act 2015 making juveniles more emboldened in committing heinous crimes? SC asks Centre to take steps before it’s too late
Supreme Court: In the Kathua Rape and murder case where one of the accused was found to be taking the statutory shelter
‘First committed a ghastly crime then took shelter under the guise of being a minor’; ‘Juvenile’ in Kathua rape-murder case to be tried as an adult: SC
“A casual or cavalier approach while recording as to whether an accused is a juvenile or not cannot be permitted as the courts are enjoined upon to perform their duties with the object of protecting the confidence of a common man in the institution entrusted with the administration of justice.”
Madras High Court reduces sentence of Kattai Raja to imprisonment for life; Case does not fall under the ‘rarest of rare doctrine’
Madras High Court: In a case related to a reference made by the Additional District and Sessions Judge under S.
Utt HC | Cheating and forgery held to be ‘heinous crimes’ by Court; bail rejected
Uttaranchal High Court: R. C. Khulbe, J. refused to grant a bail where the applicant was charged under Sections 420, 467, 468