Court reject bail in rape case
JKUT (Jammu), October-04-2021-( JNF):- Additional Sessions Judge Kathua Kamlesh Pandit rejected the bail application of one Deepak Mansotra involved in rape case.
While rejecting bail application, Additional Sessions Judge Kathua Kamlesh Pandit observed that The cases of rape, gang rape and digital rape are on increase and perpetrators of this inhuman and brutal crime are worse than even the beasts and deserve to be dealt with a heavy hand. The entire country is seriously debating this issue and there are proposals coming forth that death penalty should be the answer to deal with the accused involved in such heinous crime. Every case has different facts; some of the recent rape cases have been so horrifying that entire country protested to condemn these barbaric acts and raised a voice to curb the said menace by inflicting more severe punishment. The government of India also promptly appointed Justice J.S.Verma Committee to review laws on crimes against women, which recommended certain drastic changes in the criminal law relating to offences against women and accordingly various amendments have been made in law on the subject. Therefore, in view of the above stated reasons I do not think accused person deserve discretion of court at this stage. The offences alleged to have been committed by the accused are heinous and have shaken the conscious of general public at large. In this case investigation is going on as no challan has been filed . The arguments of ld counsel for the accused person that accused /applicant herein has not committed any offence as same was consensual, is not plausible in the given facts and circumstances as there is prima facie evidence against accused person regarding the offences committed by him which offence are very heinous and the action of the accused person reflect his criminal and anti¬social bent of mind. JNF