High demand for books on juvenile justice following adoption row

Thiruvananthapuram: A mother’s fight for her baby has evinced a sudden interest in sales of law books. The book stall owners in the city say that demand for the book ‘Juvenile Justice Act 2015’ and also its Malayalam translation ‘Balaneethi’ by Karakulam Manoj has risen steadily over the past few weeks.
Sukumar book stall near Overbridge junction has already sold more than 300 books on the title. People are also asking for the book ‘Indian Penal Code’ and its Malayalam translation.
“Usually only a few copies get sold, but now more than 300 books have been sold out in the past few days. Advocates were the only customers for those books. But now the situation has changed. People, including advocates, police officers, representatives of legal bodies and even common people, come and ask for the books,” says a book shop owner.
The book sellers believe that the sudden demand of these books has risen in the wake of Anupama’s case. She had alleged that her father P S Jayachandran, a CPM member, kidnapped her new-born child three days after she gave birth in last October and abandoned the baby in a government owned orphanage.
“I believe there is a trend of purchasing law books whenever social issues arise. People come to the shop and enquire about the books on that particular topic. For example, the arrest of Aryan Khan had sparked a demand for books based on narcotics and drugs,” said Santhosh Kumar, owner of Sukumar books stall.
Satheesh S, manager of Neethi law house book stall also talks about the rise in sales. “There has been a rise in people enquiring about juvenile acts in the past few days,” he confirmed.