IT IS nothing new that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has changed its stand at different stages of the case.
Referring to the same that happened at the Supreme Court, when diluted CBI stand was instrumental in getting bail to SPS Rathore.
It comes as a shock more so because it was CBI that had strongly argued against former Haryana DGP at High Court of Punjab and Haryana. CBI should have provided a copy of its closure-report much ahead of hearing-date at the apex court for a proper study and arguments by family-members of the victim.
Suddenly now they have no evidence for the accusations? Suddenly, the accused is innocent? It seems it is another case of justice delayed, justice denied.
Our country virtually has two sets of law, one for poor and the other for rich and influential. It may be recalled that country’s fastest decided mercy-petition (just in six days by the then President Shankardayal Sharma) was of a poor man Ramchandra, who crossed six stages from committing crime to be hanged including trials at lower court, high court, Supreme Court and mercy-petition in less than three years perhaps because the poor chap had no money to engage fancy lawyers or influence the system!
What happens in our judicial system is out of anyone’s reach and understanding. It is a rather mixed feeling when on the same day, guilty in the ragging case of Aman Kachroo were convicted but the high-profile case of Ruchika Girhotra molestation did not see justice. The bail to the accused Rathore is a major setback to decades of fighting done Ruchika’s well wishers.
Here is a hope that there is still light at the end of the tunnel, there is still a miracle waiting to happen. The guilty shall be punished, one way or the other!
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