Justice neither done, nor seen to be done

Thirteen years ago, on a late chilly January night, a BMW car moving at reckless speed runs through a group of people in Delhi, killing six, including three policemen. The car was driven in an inebriated state by a youth in his early twenties, belonging to an influential family. The accused was brought to trial and convicted. The sentence: Jail term of a mere two years. The Delhi High Court passed this verdict and the Supreme Court upheld it. Will you call this justice? Ask any sane person and the answer will be in the negative. But for the learned judges of our courts, it certainly is.

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