Law takes its own course....
There has been allegation that Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler were involved in inciting mobs to lynch to death Sikhs during the delhi riots in 1984 which followed in the wake of Indira Gandhi's assassination. There have been several FIRs filed against them but either due to lethargy or collusion, both have managed to avoid legal action. Sajjan Kumar has again been accused in a bunch of FIRs filed on the rioting incidents and the High Court ordered his arrest. He played truant and Police also told the court that he could not be traced.After harsh words from High Court, Sajjan Kumar surfaced and was promptly arrested. Now the legal proceedings would commence on these set of FIRs.
I wonder how people would remember and narrate the events which unfolded on those fateful days 26 years ago. The defence would then try to prick holes in the statements of witnesses which should be easy picking as it would be impossible to remember lucidly the timing and details of the events. I can remember some events of my days twenty five years back in precis form and not in any detail. I shudder to think of being called as a witness in a court for any of the events I saw or took part twenty five years back !
The Babri Masjid demolition in 1992 is being investigated by some agency or the other and the High Court too- again 18 years is too long a time for remembering the details of events which unfoded over a span of eight hours.
Compared to these cases, one should say Godhra carnage investigation and the investigation into the mass rioting leading to murder of hundreds of poeple in Ahmedabad is being investigated at an early date.
Cases being investigated and meandering on for decades is making a mockery of the common man as well as the criminal justice delivery system....Justice delayed is justice denied.
I shudder whenever a government servant or people's representative thunders that justice will take its own course...
I wonder how people would remember and narrate the events which unfolded on those fateful days 26 years ago. The defence would then try to prick holes in the statements of witnesses which should be easy picking as it would be impossible to remember lucidly the timing and details of the events. I can remember some events of my days twenty five years back in precis form and not in any detail. I shudder to think of being called as a witness in a court for any of the events I saw or took part twenty five years back !
The Babri Masjid demolition in 1992 is being investigated by some agency or the other and the High Court too- again 18 years is too long a time for remembering the details of events which unfoded over a span of eight hours.
Compared to these cases, one should say Godhra carnage investigation and the investigation into the mass rioting leading to murder of hundreds of poeple in Ahmedabad is being investigated at an early date.
Cases being investigated and meandering on for decades is making a mockery of the common man as well as the criminal justice delivery system....Justice delayed is justice denied.
I shudder whenever a government servant or people's representative thunders that justice will take its own course...
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