THE OPEN SECRET !
The official narrative given by UP police of police encounter of Vikas Dubey in his attempt to flee is surprising.
It seems to be an open secret that it could be officially yet unofficially sanctioned retribution of death of 8 policemen who went to arrest him.
A hardened criminal who had 62 cases against him should have been given exemplary punishment not by extrajudicial killing but by our Criminal justice system.
In the Hyderabad gangrape and murder case of a veterinary doctor in 2019, there was another such instance of social sanction of instant justice by state which was celebrated by people. The Institutions of the criminal justice system(Courts, NHRC) took this apparent encounter very lightly.
But the problem with all of this is--
1. The atmosphere of impunity that will be created by such events could be misutilized by the police to harass innocent people if these extra-judicial processes become the norm.
2. By Short-circuiting of Law enforcement institutions and the criminal justice system, the value of these institutions gets eroded which is lasting damage.
But on the other hand,
If left to the criminal justice system to take its own course on the matter, it takes a very long time plus there are a lot of legal loopholes to delay the punishment as seen in the Nirbhaya case.
Thus, We need a strong overhaul of the criminal justice system. Various committees are formed by the government for reforms in the criminal justice system but these are hardly ever implemented.
Special courts, larger number of benches, more judges, timelines for disposal of cases are required urgently.
Otherwise many such VIKAS DUBEYS are thriving and will continue to thrive!
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4 年Very aptly put DIVYA RANA. This is unfortunately an extreme issue that needs to be addressed urgently as far as our Indian judicial system is concerned. In addition, I believe the problem also lies somewhere in our cultural upbringing and the basic education system. The knowledge & the learnings about Justice & Law needs to be included at the root levels. Students needs to be made aware of the current cases pending in the court of law. Learning drained of & lack of awareness or the opportunities has in fact resulted in a fewer number of judges in our country and hence the slow process in resolution of cases. On the other hand, JUSTICE can never be INSTANT ! Sentiments of the people who have suffered profound loss and sacrifice, all goes in vain with the instant demise of the culprit yet to be questioned in the court of law.