In the Cheranalloor crash case, a court has sought data on the invocation of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Section 105 in accident cases involving juvenile drivers. The direction came from Judge Kavitha Gangadharan while hearing appeals filed by the prosecution and the family of the deceased against bail granted to a teenager by the Juvenile Justice Board.
The judge asked for the information to be appended to the order and warned the investigating officer that he would be held answerable if no FIRs had been registered elsewhere invoking BNS Section 105 in similar cases. The court also wanted clarity on whether the provision had been used only in the present case.
The matter remains under judicial consideration, and the court’s remarks indicate that it is examining whether the legal provision has been applied consistently in comparable accident cases involving juveniles.
