Monday, January 07, 2013

LAW AND ORDER: INDIA

The legal environment reflects the larger shame of Indian venality

There is no dearth of shameful stories of negligence and corruption. The entire country was shocked when Manu Sharma, the accused in the Jessica Lal murder case, was acquitted by Delhi High Court. The accusation clearly pointed towards the Joint Police Commissioner for tampering evidence and trying to hush up the case. There was strong demand to involve CBI, but that was turned down too at that time.

CBI, too, is not beyond blame; its inefficiency was clear, for instance, in the Priyadarshini Mattoo murder case. The accused was let-off due to lack of evidence. The judge called it ‘deliberate inaction’ by the investigating agency. Then the kidney racket in Gurgaon led by Dr. Amit Kumar comes to mind. As per indications, he was tipped off by some insiders about possible police action (which helped him escape, though he was later caught). It is immaterial to call ourselves a rising superpower if we can’t provide swift, fair and efficient justice.


Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
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