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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Out on Parole and Partying??
The parole of Manu Sharma and his consequent partying has irked debates in various quarters of government and legal forum. Manu Sharma had been convicted after a prolonged battle in the murder of Jessica lal. He was awarded a life sentence and is currently expected to be in prison serving his term.
However, as a bolt from the blue. the country was suddenly awaken to the news of his being embroiled in a fight in a pub in Delhi. The immediate question was how was he a free man? It seems that the Govet. has released him from prison on account of his mother's ill health. The system of parole is existent in India but cannot be claimed as a matter of right. Parole can be granted only in extreme circumstances and subject to the satisfaction of the Govt. of the extremity involved therein. In the present circumstances the ill heath of the mother of the convict, who was seeing making appearances in certain programmes, was found extreme by the Govt. to grant him the benefit.
Is it not a mockery of the entire system and the people involved therein? Is it not a humiliation and disregard of the several people who gathered together to fight for justice in Jessica lal Murder when Manu Sharma was roaming as a free man? Is it not a travesty of justice for the immediate family members and near ones of the deceased?? It is the ultimate shame for the people and the nation as a whole if the rich and the powerful are able to make such inroads in the criminal justice network.
A visit to the jails reveal the sad plight of the prisoners. About 90% of them are from poor socio economic backgrounds. Their families- wife, children, ailing parents are unable to make ends meet. They starve, beg or end their lives in the misery that befalls them. In many situations, they are plagued by serious illnesses. How many times have the instrument of parole been used to allow them to visit their homes and stay there for a considerable period of time? In rare situations, if parole has been given, it has been for limited periods such as a day or two. No one has or should object to the same since it is in obedience of law that teh grant of parole is made.
BUt the Manu Sharma incident shocks the human conscience.A person of money and power, who needs to be at home to take care of his (un)well mother, is quite unbelievable and unworthy of legal consideration. It sounds strange as to how the govt.,if not for other reasons, had granted him parole on such flimsy grounds. The suspicion is further strengthened when he himself surrendered the very next day to prison authorities.
If the Criminal Justice System is allowed to be used by the powerful and rich, the day is not far when the country will lose its entity as a Democratic Republic.
However, as a bolt from the blue. the country was suddenly awaken to the news of his being embroiled in a fight in a pub in Delhi. The immediate question was how was he a free man? It seems that the Govet. has released him from prison on account of his mother's ill health. The system of parole is existent in India but cannot be claimed as a matter of right. Parole can be granted only in extreme circumstances and subject to the satisfaction of the Govt. of the extremity involved therein. In the present circumstances the ill heath of the mother of the convict, who was seeing making appearances in certain programmes, was found extreme by the Govt. to grant him the benefit.
Is it not a mockery of the entire system and the people involved therein? Is it not a humiliation and disregard of the several people who gathered together to fight for justice in Jessica lal Murder when Manu Sharma was roaming as a free man? Is it not a travesty of justice for the immediate family members and near ones of the deceased?? It is the ultimate shame for the people and the nation as a whole if the rich and the powerful are able to make such inroads in the criminal justice network.
A visit to the jails reveal the sad plight of the prisoners. About 90% of them are from poor socio economic backgrounds. Their families- wife, children, ailing parents are unable to make ends meet. They starve, beg or end their lives in the misery that befalls them. In many situations, they are plagued by serious illnesses. How many times have the instrument of parole been used to allow them to visit their homes and stay there for a considerable period of time? In rare situations, if parole has been given, it has been for limited periods such as a day or two. No one has or should object to the same since it is in obedience of law that teh grant of parole is made.
BUt the Manu Sharma incident shocks the human conscience.A person of money and power, who needs to be at home to take care of his (un)well mother, is quite unbelievable and unworthy of legal consideration. It sounds strange as to how the govt.,if not for other reasons, had granted him parole on such flimsy grounds. The suspicion is further strengthened when he himself surrendered the very next day to prison authorities.
If the Criminal Justice System is allowed to be used by the powerful and rich, the day is not far when the country will lose its entity as a Democratic Republic.
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