The Supreme Court on Wednesday took note of brutal and heinous crimes committed by juveniles and said that it makes them wonder whether the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 has subserved its object, as it holds that one of the accused should be tried as an adult and not as a minor offender in Kathua rape case relying on the medical evidence to determine the age.
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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to a Jammu and Kashmir Police sub-inspector convicted for destroying evidence in the 2018 Kathua rape case.
Sub-inspector Anand Dutta was one of the three accused who were convicted to sabotage the rape case and were sentenced to five years in jail under section 201 of IPC for causing destruction of evidence.