Ryan school murder: Court denies bail to student accused of killing 7-year-old

Pradyuman Thakur was found with his throat slit in the school toilet on September 8, 2017

A sessions court yesterday rejected the bail plea of the 16-year-old student, accused of killing 7-year-old Pradyuman Thakur at Ryan International School here. Additional Sessions Judge Jasbir Singh Kundu declined relief to the accused and imposed a cost of Rs 21,000 for "wasting court's time" in baseless litigation, and directed the father of the accused to deposit the amount.

"The conduct of the appellant (accused) indicates that he is taking court proceedings for a joyride. He has indulged in wasting precious court time in baseless litigation on account of which seven court hearings have gone down the drain. "This court finds no irregularities, illegalities or impropriety in the impugned order dated December 15, 2017, passed by JJB, dismissing default bail application," the court said.

It added that the accused's ulterior motive in filing the present application was aimed to divert the track of the ongoing investigation or delay the probe and then "grab" the default bail. It also directed in-chamber proceedings in the matter and ordered the media not to use the juvenile's name in any of the reports. The court was hearing an appeal filed by the accused against an order of the Juvenile Justice Board denying him bail.âu00c2u0080u00c2u0088

Rs 21k
The cost imposed on the accused for 'wasting court's time' in baseless litigation

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