When was the last time you really felt that our judiciary system was working the way it is supposed to be?? When was the last time you felt that no matter what, justice would be served to the common man and the guilty would be punished?? And when was your trust in the entire judicial system,crushed when the guilty walked scot-free in the end??
(This reminds me of a few lines of a popular Hindi song..Mumbhai by Javed Jaferi
Chotta-chotta matter baney police case..
Bada-Bada lafda, gul without trace..)
There are times like these when the efforts of TV organizations like NDTV and individuals like Sunil Kulkarni(the main witness who approached NDTV fr the sting operation) should be commended and encouraged. This also shows the shoddy state of our judiciary system, where Public Prosecutors like IU Khan who was meant to prove the killing in the famous BMW Case charged a fee of Re.1 and would have almost ended up walking away with much more than that.
It is not really surprising that the defence lawyer Mr RK Anand had indulged in this 'activity'. After all, he is the defence lawyer and he needs to protect his client Mr Sanjeev Nanda(son of an arms dealer and grandson of an Ex-Navy Chief of Naval Staff). Money was not the problem, it was the testimony of the lone witness who hadnt turned hostile in the recent past, which was the matter for concern. But like every other human, he could be bought. At least thats what the defence thought.
What was really surprising(but not so if you watch a lot of Hindi Movies!) was that even the public prosecutor was involved in the deal. After having been initially dropped from giving the testimony on charges of being bought by the Nandas(in debatable circumstances) Kulkarni was brought back again to give his side of the story. We do know that Kulkarni was going to ask for 2 crores. So how much was the PP's cut?
What made Kulkarni bring about this expose?? Was it the satisfaction of being able to bring justice to the families of the six dead? Or was it just to gain fame and popularity of being the person responsible for bringing a turnaround in one of India's most high-profile criminal cases and become a household name? All we do know now is that what's done is done and that the PP was involved hand-in-hand with the defence which means both of them are in trouble.
Or are they??
Not really, if u ask the other big-shot lawyers of Delhi. Legal experts say that they can be booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act. But that is only if a formal complaint has been filed against them. Here's the icing- many of RK Anand's supporters occupy key positions in the Delhi Bar Council, the body which can reprimand them and therefore refrain them from furthur practising their profession.
All we can expect now is a total national outrage. Let this nation speak out, speak out for what is right, speak out for the people who really deserve justice and speak out against those who mess up with our judiciary.
2 comments:
true Man .... the expose was sure an eye opener .... but this is one high profile case and so the witness is being looked by the media . But what about thousands of cases in the Indian lower courts where lawyers are sold and witnesses are bought everyday
Well said mate..it was bloated only because it was a high profile case and had important people involved in it. What I really wanted to bring out in this post was to expose the nerve of those 'lawyers' who dared to challenge the judicial system(not that I think of it highly in any way!)..and how money can get your way anywhere! Thanks man!
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