India, Oct. 10 -- The Bombay high court has observed that prosecutors opposing bail in cases of prolonged incarceration by citing the seriousness of the alleged offence, need to change their approach. The court made the observation while granting bail to a 26-year-old man accused in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Justice Milind Jadhav, who is currently hearing bail matters, said that in his experience, "public prosecutors oppose bail pleas vehemently even in the cases of long incarceration pending trial under the mistaken impression that the crime in question is serious and, therefore, the court should not grant bail to the accused person. This mindset and approach of the prosecution needs to ch...