The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declined to grant parole to Sanji Ram, who has been charged with masterminding the Kathua gangrape. (Sanji Ram v. State of J&K) .The prosecution had claimed that Ram's release could raise communal tensions in the area. .Terming the concern raised a genuine apprehension, the Bench of Justices Dr S. Muralidhar and Avneesh Jhingan stated:."Consequently, given the genuine apprehension expressed as regards the possible law and order consequences if the Petitioner’s prayer for parole is granted, the Court is not inclined to accept such prayer at this stage.".Sanji Ram had moved the High Court seeking leave to visit his village for the wedding of his son..In 2018, Sanji Ram along with Parvesh Kumar and a police officer were sentenced for murder after raping an 8-year-old Bhakerwal girl. She was held in a small village temple in Kathua district. After being raped, the child was bludgeoned to death. .Ram was the caretaker of the temple where the 8-year-old Bhakerwal girl was raped..Pursuant to a Supreme Court order, the case was transferred to Punjab from Pathankot in Jammu and Kashmir. The Bhakerwals are a pastoral community in Jammu and Kashmir..Breaking: SC transfers Kathua case to Pathankot, trial to be held in-camera.In proceedings before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the Senior Police Superintendent of the Crime Branch in Jammu submitted a Report to the Court informing that the child's family had descended from the higher reaches to the village. .If Ram were allowed to return to the village, there is every apprehension of there being community clashes and protests in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, the Prosecution emphasized..Accepting the prosecution's stance, the petition for parole was dismissed..Read the order:
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declined to grant parole to Sanji Ram, who has been charged with masterminding the Kathua gangrape. (Sanji Ram v. State of J&K) .The prosecution had claimed that Ram's release could raise communal tensions in the area. .Terming the concern raised a genuine apprehension, the Bench of Justices Dr S. Muralidhar and Avneesh Jhingan stated:."Consequently, given the genuine apprehension expressed as regards the possible law and order consequences if the Petitioner’s prayer for parole is granted, the Court is not inclined to accept such prayer at this stage.".Sanji Ram had moved the High Court seeking leave to visit his village for the wedding of his son..In 2018, Sanji Ram along with Parvesh Kumar and a police officer were sentenced for murder after raping an 8-year-old Bhakerwal girl. She was held in a small village temple in Kathua district. After being raped, the child was bludgeoned to death. .Ram was the caretaker of the temple where the 8-year-old Bhakerwal girl was raped..Pursuant to a Supreme Court order, the case was transferred to Punjab from Pathankot in Jammu and Kashmir. The Bhakerwals are a pastoral community in Jammu and Kashmir..Breaking: SC transfers Kathua case to Pathankot, trial to be held in-camera.In proceedings before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the Senior Police Superintendent of the Crime Branch in Jammu submitted a Report to the Court informing that the child's family had descended from the higher reaches to the village. .If Ram were allowed to return to the village, there is every apprehension of there being community clashes and protests in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, the Prosecution emphasized..Accepting the prosecution's stance, the petition for parole was dismissed..Read the order:
