Indian Law

‘Slow and steady wins the race’, this if you are thinking is a proverb, then you are mistaken -this is the policy of Indian Law. No matter how many amendments are made, no matter how many new acts are implemented, but the basic policy will remain the same- ‘Slow and steady wins the race’. Only about a third of major crimes like murder and decoity are solved and less than 10% end with convictions. ‘Booming economy’ is the hot topic about India worldwide now, but unfortunately to most of the common people it makes little or no difference.

The US law on the other hand is so advanced that you can check online about a person’s criminal background. India is definitely ameliorating technologically, but there are few things which need to grow better not for the profits it is going to make but for the losses it makes when not improved, the Indian courts and law is one among them. Staying stagnated is worse.

‘Equality of law’ –everybody is given equal status and there is no discrimination on basis of cast, color, sex, power etc for Indian Law, This is what we studied or rather still studying in the books. But in reality it barely exists, there isn’t a single court in India wherein equality exists. ‘Politics, Power, Money’ these are the mantras used for unleashing irrespective of the crime you have committed. If we start speaking on this we can quote thousands of examples on this.

Sanjay Dutt is still not arrested inspite of he owning 2 AK 47’s and his connections with Abu Salem, the main accused in the Bombay blasts.

In the seven year old murder case of Jessica Lal, the accused Manu Sharma, son of Haryana mister Vinod Sharma, is acquitted, the reason being no witnesses and evidences, which is so very ridiculous as the murder took place in a bar where there was huge crowd partying. Kudos to the recent movie ‘Rang de basanti’, people have now evoked and the recent protest against flawed legal system near gate way of India proves it. In a poll conducted by NDTV 95% of people responded that they believe Manu Sharma is the murderer.

‘Two murder cases, two attempted murders and three cases of theft, case of criminal conspiracy, another of destruction of property by explosives, two cases of possession of illegal arms one case of culpable homicide’- If you think him a big criminal who is in wanted list with millions of cash price on head or a shoot at sight order, then you pressed the wrong button. He is 44-year-old Mohammed Rofique, Trinamul Congress candidate from the Garbeta East assembly constituency, West Bengal, who himself admitted all his crimes. Could you imagine any thing worse than this? He is not the only leader having so many cases pending on him, in Bihar and many other parts of West Bengal you can find a larger chunk.

US President Bush’s daughter Jenna 19 was cited for ‘alcohol possession by a minor’ as the legal drinking age was 21. Police did their duties and then only she was sent back. You could never ever imagine this to happen for our president or prime minister’s daughter.

The law and justice has become a playing ball for the powerful and influential rich families, the ultimate sufferers are the common public. I have heard of few cases where police inspectors take bribe even to register a case.

For every thing there is a tolerance level, it is high time for public to revolt against the injustice and this flawed system of law. Let us all go hand in hand and show this corrupted system our existence and the power of unity.