Punishment for Magistrates

The Magistrate should be sacked if he does not know the law. If mistakes are bonafide then one can understand. but if they are not bonafide then he deserves punishment

The Magistrate should be sacked if he does not know the law. If mistakes are bonafide then one can understand. but if they are not bonafide then he deserves punishment

The Magistrate should be sacked if he does not know the law. If mistakes are bonafide then one can understand. but if they are not bonafide then he deserves punishment

I do agree with Mr. palnitkar. He is absolutely right.

 

 What punishment? He should be punished to suffer imprisonment for the period that he had convicted the person who was found innocent.

It is taken for granted that the lower courts will commit mistakes and hence the provisions of appeals, revisions , etc and hence hierarchy of courts. Regarding acquittal, it is not always because the person is innocent , but it is for 'benefit of doubt'  ' insuffiency of evidence' ' no proof beyond reasonable doubt' etc.

Yes, they should also to be punished, in accordance with the rule of law.

the existing law is not sufficient and strong enough to punish the judiciary.

but it can only possible through a suitable legislation, which is very difficult, unless and until the legislature is shielded by such judiciary vice versa.

 I know that magistrates shall never be punished. The Government of the day will collapse. Those lawyeers who practise in towns and cities just don't know the conditions obtaining in mofussil areas in the matter of lower judiciary. 

Law never protects persons who sleeps over their rights.

If magistrate has done something wrong, the aggrieved person should take steps. Write letters to Chief Justice, government. Write in newspapers, may be even pamphlates outside magistrate court. Express yourself.

If you can prosecute the person, prosecute. Do whatever you can do. Right or wrong- whatever you deem fit. When the law does not allow you to take right steps, wrong steps is justified. That is what is called civil disobedience.

Just dont sleep over your rights.