Spurt in chain-snatching incidents ‘a matter of grave concern’, says Allahabad High Court
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‘Such incidents need to be taken seriously’ and have created a ‘fear psychosis rendering many women reluctant to step out of their homes’, the court docket says
A spurt in incidents of chain-snatching is a matter of grave concern and has created a concern psychosis, rendering many ladies reluctant to step out of their properties, the Allahabad High Court has famous.
The court docket made the statement whereas rejecting the bail software of an individual accused of chain-snatching and later firing on the police group which had gone to apprehend him final October in Kanpur.
“Even as the chain-snatchers continue to prowl the city with repeated incidents of them targeting women, a sense of fear has been instilled in women who have now stopped wearing gold ornaments or at the most wear a very thin one that is not even visible,” the court docket mentioned.
Such incidents wanted to be taken severely and the offenders have to be instilled with a way of concern so that ladies felt secure and free as such incidents not solely brought on terror but in addition restricted their mobility, Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh mentioned.
In an order dated June 26, the court docket additionally mentioned that “undoubtedly rights of the accused are important, but equally important is the societal interest for bringing the offender to book and for the system to send a right message to all in society. Undue sympathy for offender would be more harmful to justice system and undermine the public confidence in the efficacy of law.”
On October 4, a lady and daughter-in-law, who have been out in a market, have been sitting in an auto-rickshaw when two bike-borne males approached their automobile on a motorbike and fled after snatching the girl’s gold chain.
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