Kathua Rape-Murder Case : Supreme Court Sets Aside Order Which Declared One Accused As Juvenile; Directs To Prosecute Him As An Adult

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the orders of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kathua and the Jammu and Kashmir High Court which held that one of the accused in the Kathua rape-murder case was a juvenile.The Apex Court has directed that the said accused Shubham Sangra should be tried as an adult.A bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and Justice JB Pardiwala allowed the appeal filed...