Example Of Indian bureaucratic and judicial apathy
Ruchika Girhotra’s case reflects the bureaucratic and judicial system’s apathy that make life traumatic for the frail and weak Indian. As stated by the famous French thinker and writer, “Everything has been said already, but as no one listens, we must always begin again” is true, in respect of the failure of the justice system, and muffled prosecution argument of the case by CBI.
Even though R M Singh, Jt Director of CBI, revealed that Rathore tried to bribe him, even though evidence was available in the form of Aradhana who reported Rathore molestating Ruchika, why were stringent sections of the IPC not foisted against the police officer?
A society is judged by the way it treats its women and children. So also the judicial system. Nothing is more repressive than a judicial system that victimizes the victim, and police behaviour that adds terror to the agony? The horrendous tail of torment of the unfortunate girl Ruchika, goons attacking her whenever she left her house at the instigation of a top police officer, hapless girl’s expulsion from school and her committing suicide on 29 Dec 1993, all of them, do they not sum up India’s Protection of women from Violence (Article 253 of the Indian Constitution).
Do these Indian citizens do not have a fundamental right to live in peace? Quoting 354 IPC, their Lordships Justice Arijit Pasayat and Ashok Kumar Ganguly, of the Supreme Court underlined that an accused can be convicted for outraging the modesty of a woman on the basis of mere knowledge that his action would outrage the modesty of women. Their Lordships held that intention is not the sole criterion of the offence punishable under section 354 of Indian Penal code. The existence of intention or knowledge has to be culled out from various circumstances in which and upon whom the alleged offence is alleged to have been committed.
Justice Mukherjee of the Supreme Court (1990), speaking for himself as part of the Divisional bench of the Supreme Court had expressed a doubt, “whether the SC existed only for the rich” (when hearing a SLP of a liquior baron) . Ruchika is not a showpiece of mondaine, she represents the bright jewel of the future India who unfortunately was nipped in the bud due to the ravages of society of which you and I are a part?
Why are women magistrates not trying these cases of outraging the modesty of women, rape, dowry cases, etc? Why is the Supreme Court collegium not wanting to appoint women Supreme Court judges, when in India we have a woman President, woman Speaker, woman UPA Chairperson, Woman leader of the Opposition? Are women not eligible to become Judges in the Supreme Court?
For the last 3 years, no woman has adorned the bench? Why? The Government of India is the custodian of modern day civilized society. Judiciary has to keep its eyes and ears open for imparting fair justice. The policeman is there to maintain peace. When all these institutions fail, civilization loses meaning.
Even though R M Singh, Jt Director of CBI, revealed that Rathore tried to bribe him, even though evidence was available in the form of Aradhana who reported Rathore molestating Ruchika, why were stringent sections of the IPC not foisted against the police officer?
A society is judged by the way it treats its women and children. So also the judicial system. Nothing is more repressive than a judicial system that victimizes the victim, and police behaviour that adds terror to the agony? The horrendous tail of torment of the unfortunate girl Ruchika, goons attacking her whenever she left her house at the instigation of a top police officer, hapless girl’s expulsion from school and her committing suicide on 29 Dec 1993, all of them, do they not sum up India’s Protection of women from Violence (Article 253 of the Indian Constitution).
Do these Indian citizens do not have a fundamental right to live in peace? Quoting 354 IPC, their Lordships Justice Arijit Pasayat and Ashok Kumar Ganguly, of the Supreme Court underlined that an accused can be convicted for outraging the modesty of a woman on the basis of mere knowledge that his action would outrage the modesty of women. Their Lordships held that intention is not the sole criterion of the offence punishable under section 354 of Indian Penal code. The existence of intention or knowledge has to be culled out from various circumstances in which and upon whom the alleged offence is alleged to have been committed.
Justice Mukherjee of the Supreme Court (1990), speaking for himself as part of the Divisional bench of the Supreme Court had expressed a doubt, “whether the SC existed only for the rich” (when hearing a SLP of a liquior baron) . Ruchika is not a showpiece of mondaine, she represents the bright jewel of the future India who unfortunately was nipped in the bud due to the ravages of society of which you and I are a part?
Why are women magistrates not trying these cases of outraging the modesty of women, rape, dowry cases, etc? Why is the Supreme Court collegium not wanting to appoint women Supreme Court judges, when in India we have a woman President, woman Speaker, woman UPA Chairperson, Woman leader of the Opposition? Are women not eligible to become Judges in the Supreme Court?
For the last 3 years, no woman has adorned the bench? Why? The Government of India is the custodian of modern day civilized society. Judiciary has to keep its eyes and ears open for imparting fair justice. The policeman is there to maintain peace. When all these institutions fail, civilization loses meaning.
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