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Anil Agrawal (Retired)     19 November 2009

This is justice

 Some of my friends have enormous faith in law, justice and judiciary. I don't know whether the woman is alive. But this should reinforce their faith.

Raped by cop, woman gets Rs 8 lakh compensation after 25 years

PTI 19 November 2009, 04:17pm IST

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CHENNAI: In her battle for justice that dragged on for 25 years, a woman raped by a police inspector has finally got relief from the Madras High 

 
 
 
 

Court which has directed the Tamil Nadu government to pay Rs eight lakh as compensation to her. 



The court described the victim as a role model for women for carrying on her fight.
 



"The petitioner (the victim) is in fact, a role model for the women folk. Though she is a villager without any resources at her command, she was not prepared to accept defeat. She was determined to enforce the rule of law," the court said.
 



Justice K K Sasidharan enhanced the relief to Rs eight lakh against the Rs one lakh paid by the state government as mandatory compensation.
 



The woman was 28-years-old when she was raped by inspector Mangala Dhanaraj on June 7, 1984 during a visit by her and her husband to Nangunery police station in Tirunelveli district to file a complaint that her house was forcibly occupied by her sister-in-law.
 



According to police, Dhanaraj had asked her husband to go and made her stay back for inquiry when he raped her before allowing her to leave the next morning. The victim had lodged a complaint with police the same day.
 



During her fight for justice, the inspector, who was promoted as DSP, filed several petitions before different courts but they were dismissed.
 



To meet the legal costs, the woman had to sell her ornaments and property. In September 1996, the trial court in Tenkasi found Dhanaraj guilty and sentenced him to 11 years in jail.



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 17 Replies

SANJEEV KUMAR (STUDENT)     19 November 2009

Res Anil Ji

This is the state of affairs of indian system. Govt is trying to amend. God knows how it shall be successful.

sanjeev

Anil Agrawal (Retired)     19 November 2009

 They are waiting for the litigants to die.

N.K.Assumi (Advocate)     19 November 2009

Dear Anil, the battle is won but lost the war, in a sense, after 25 years only she got justice. Something is seriously wrong with this country, but dont blame the politician or the political party in power or in opposition, rather the bench and the bar have to introspect ourseleves where we are today .


(Guest)

Agrawal ji,

For a long time I am not understanding our judges philosophy why they are giving more time to criminal cases such as rape, murder, punishing terrorists, anti social elements etc. These should be done within in a time period.

I agree our judicial is working with lazy and judges are more responsible in disposal of the criminal cases at the earliest.

 

 

 

Prodyut Banerjee (Advocate (Corporate Lawyer))     19 November 2009

Verdict of rape case after 25 years? promotion of the culprit to the rank of DSP? filing several petition in different courts to delay the proceedings? finally compensation of 8 lac and 11 years sentence after 25 years of the nastiest crime?

Welcome you are in a developing country, India!!!!

Mockery in the name of justice. 

Anil Agrawal (Retired)     19 November 2009

 Why not blame the politicians? They make the laws.

If a law is made that a particular type of case will be decided within the stipulated time, what the hell the magistrate is going to do? Not decide it?

Yes, not decide it. Many higher courts have said that 138 cases should be decided within 6 months. Yet, cases are pending for over 10 years. 

What does it mean? In plain and simple English it means that go to hell we don't care.

Anil Agrawal (Retired)     19 November 2009

 The whole world works from 9 to 5. What is special that even magistracy starts working at 11? Do they read the case file? 


(Guest)

In India whole system has to blame.

Judiciary is in the hands of Judges. If really they are dedicated to the judiciary work they count each second a valuable. Judges have to come forward with a dedicated mind for early disposable of criminal cases. These are more important than civil cases. about 70% undertrails are in jails waiting for verdict. This is our judiciary !

Anil Agrawal (Retired)     19 November 2009

 I find a slight change in the attitude of lawyer friends towards, law, justice, judiciary and judges. Actually, I noticed an awe earlier. It appears to have mellowed down.

Perhaps realization has dawned that judges are human beings as fallible a man on the street.

Raj Kumar Makkad (Adv P & H High Court Chandigarh)     19 November 2009

Justice delayed is justice denied.

Can money restore the sanctity/modesty of prosecutrix???/

Anil Agrawal (Retired)     19 November 2009

 Everything is wrapped under the money. That is why judiciary and executive think. 


(Guest)

Giving bribe and taking bribe is a crime.

Anil Agrawal (Retired)     19 November 2009

 It is a great discovery.

Anil Agrawal (Retired)     20 November 2009

 Taking bribe and voting inside Parliament is not a crime; it is a privilege. Within the precincts of Parliament House, they enjoy immunity. Take bribe outside, vote inside. Be safe.


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