Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 29: Presiding Officer Fast Track Court, Kishore Kumar today rejected the bail application of Ashok Kumar and Balwinder Singh in a rape case of Gorkha Nagar.
After hearing both the sides, Presiding Officer observed, “in view of the recent incidents of crime against women, particularly, incident of rape of minor, the courts have already sounded that precaution is to be taken while considering the bail plea of the offenders of such heinous crime”.
“It has been impressed upon the Judicial officers and Sessions Judges dealing with such cases to take care and caution in exercising discretion to consider their release or otherwise of accused on bail pending investigation and trial, lest the discretion so exercised leaves adverse impact on the societal interests, investigation and fair play for fair trial”, the Presiding Officer said.
With these observations, court rejected the bail application.
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