Panchkula, Aug. 29 -- A court of additional sessions judge has dismissed the bail application of a Panchkula resident arrested for allegedly burning a three-year-old child with a cigarette or lighter. The 38-year-old accused Govinda was apprehended on January 30, following a police investigation into a case registered under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

The case came to light on January 20 when police received information that a child had been burned. The child's mother told police that on January 9, Govinda, a neighbour, took her son to play. He returned the child an hour later with an injury to his lower back covered with tape. When confronted, Govinda allegedly admitted to ...