Judgement Day

An interesting day of judicial ramifications of various cases from an AAM AADMI point of view… A Killing Confession, A Verdict on the fast lane, and an Adjournment that was all gas…all in a day

To start with the famed Ajmal Amer Kasab confessed to his crime, not quiet sure if it was out of duress at the thought of going thro the long Indian judicial system. He in fact went to the extent of telling the court to punish him and close the case. Very thoughtful of him. If it happens this could be a huge relief on the exchequer and also a closure of a high profile case in record time. Both a rarity in the Indian judicial system, Thanks to Kasab, atleast something to thank him for.

The verdict on the high profile grandson of an even more high profile grandfather driving a coveted 3 lettered car and mopping down 6 people was reduced from 5 years in prison to 2 years…Culpable homicide not amounting to murder becomes causing death by negligence…funny are the ways of the Indian penal code. Negligence not amounting to culpable homicide which in turn not amounting to murder. So when driving, you can afford to be negligent but never commit culpable homicide, the difference is 3 years…

Finally the battle of the brothers won an adjournment, the adjournment was not the fun part it was the respective lawyers of the brothers that left me rolling in laughter. 2 iconic names in the Indian judiciary were engaged in a war of words…You know where?? No not the court room but on media. In fact I have heard both of them shun the media more than oft and advocating the importance of keeping the media out of judicial system. Here one was vying with the other for media space to voice their respective allegiance to the ‘Brothers in ARMS’.