A delicate balance

The spectacle of high and mighty politicians in jail provokes a paradoxical response. On the one hand, it provides reassurance that the Indian system of checks and balances still has enough bite in it. Even if belated, high-profile chargesheets send a signal that it would be foolish to assume escaping the legal system is a preordained fact. There is some relief that the wheels of justice are moving. And the courts are getting the credit.

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