Srinagar, Dec. 28 -- The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court observed that "a murderer destroys the physical body of a victim, but a rapist destroys the very soul," while granting bail to a man accused of rape. Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani was hearing the bail plea of a man who had been in custody since December 2024 for sexual assault. The court noted that the offence was heinous and anti-social, and that society views such acts with extreme disapproval.However, the judge considered that the accused had already spent over a year in custody, the trial was underway, and the survivor's statement had been recorded. The court found no apprehension that the accused could influence the survivor or obstruct the trial.The accused was initially bo...