Justice against all odds at last
Monday May 31, 2010 INDIA DIARY By COOMI KAPOOR Every once in a while there comes a criminal case which warms the cockles of law-abiding people disgusted with corruption and endemic delays in the administration of justice. THE wheels of justice grind but grind ever so slowly. Often offenders get away scot free or with a mere rap on the knuckles for serious crimes. The heady cocktail of money, political influence and the notoriously overburdened courts invariably result in subversion of justice. Yet, every once in a while there comes across a criminal case which warms the cockles of law-abiding people disgusted with corruption and endemic delays in the administration of justice. One such case has been in headlines recently. Despite the gross misuse of political influence, police and civil administration, the 18-month prison sentence awarded to the retired director general of police, Haryana, S. P. S. Rathore, for the molestation of a 14-year-old girl, has given hope that in spite of ...