Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 17: Presiding Officer Fast Track Court Kishore Kumar today rejected the bail application of one Ghulam Hussain, son of Ghulam Mohd of Kishtwar, who was involved in rape case.
After hearing both the sides, Presiding Officer observed, “keeping in view crime against women, particularly, incidents of rape, the courts have already sounded that precaution is to be taken while considering the bail pleas of the offender(s) 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 the release or otherwise of the accused on bail pending investigation and trial, lest the discretion so exercised affects adversely the societal interests, investigation and fair trial”, the court said while rejecting the bail application.
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