PoliticsPhoto: The News MinuteKerala Court Upholds Bail for Judge's Son in Mercedes-Benz Crash
The Ernakulam Children's Court upheld bail for a 17-year-old accused of causing a fatal Mercedes-Benz crash that killed Jayabalakrishnan in October. The court criticized police for not following Juvenile Justice Act safeguards. It dismissed appeals by Kerala government and victim's family, emphasizing that a child's statutory rights cannot be overridden by the accident's gravity or public outrage.
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