Crimes Against Women and Children on the Rise, Releasing Convict on Probation Will Send Wrong Message: Kerala High Court

In a recent ruling, the Kerala High Court refused to invoke the Probation of Offenders Act (PO Act) in favor of a man convicted for an attempted unnatural sexual offence under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and criminal intimidation under Section 506 of IPC. The decision was made amidst growing concerns over increasing sexual offences against children and women. The High Court stressed that granting probation in…