17 YEARS. We all have been a 17-year-old once. We all know what extent we could stretch ourselves to. Yet most of us here confined ourselves within the self-established morality standards. I have been juvenile enough to steal candy from a shop, and not pay for a cola drink - at some age. That was irresponsible, yet we were aware of the damage. This man was too. He made his choice, stretched too far.
27 MONTHS. That's the law. Justice. JJB was just and politically correct, shamefully. That Justice is balance is not true. Justice that ensures prevention of one second similar act must not be blind. They have to open their eyes and notice the subtle deviations in the mystics of human mind - something as vast as the universe in itself. The law must take a stand being highly dynamic and subjective rather than extracting pointers out of the objective penal codes. Let's not overrate balance and equality, the present day parameters for justice. This is not Man vs Man afterall. This is instinct vs righteousness.
27 months is a mockery at the most heinous of human acts. And that's a shame.
9 months for the rape case..that when it was being looked after by the fast track court.
ReplyDeleteThis was Mohammad Afroz, the "juvenile" who was being tried in Juvenile Justice Board(which can offer a maximum of 3 years, jo humne bachpan mein suna hai, "sudhaar-ghar"). Courts have no involvement, sadly.
DeleteI read somewhere that FTCs work as an alternative for usual proceedings, except the fact that this court room is totally dedicated to ONE case until the verdict, which ensures a better availability of resources, hence fast(er). There is no magic stick, I suppose.
And 9 months, the kanoon people say, is commendable for the 4 accused being tried, when compared to other similar cases (minus the death of the victim). Especially when the defence lawyers(A P Singh especially) were shamelessly planting fake stories for their clients. I read back in July, they were arguing that one was not in Delhi that night; one was attending a music function at 9pm(at a park which is shut down at 8pm every night). We, the court room, the accused and their lawyers all know the truth, BUT! In these situations, the court has no options other than adjourning for 4 to 5 days for evidence purposes.