Two recent High Court decisions have shaken the faith of people in Indian judicial system.First Ms. Jayalalitha is acquitted of Corruption charges and second Salman Khan given bail inside 3 hours. Both decisions in lower courts were well reasoned, yet the high court ignored them. The Indian judicial system is motheaten and corrupt as said by Ex Supreme Court Justice Katju. Is there any hope for 2.54 lakh poor criminals behind bars and trials still on ?
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There are some branches of law where poor are not at all involved. The taxation cases, property cases, scams, economic offences like one of possessing assets disproportionate to known sources of income do not affect poor. So in such cases, the law being costly or out the reach of poor is irrelevant. The poor are involved in petty theft cases, criminal cases covered under Indian Penal Code. I feel that it is necessary to make law cheaper for the poor. The proceedings in criminal cases should be simpler. Also the parties in cases of criminal assaults especially in villages are of similar economic and financial background. The disparity arises only when one party is very rich and the other poor. The courts should also consider relative financial status of the party and should ensure that poor do not suffer owing to poverty.
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MG Singh
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