19 years, 400 hearings, 40 adjournments and at the end of it, Ruchika Girhotra‘s family had no justice for the injustice meted out to them in 1990. It was in 1990 that 14-year-old Ruchika was molested by DGP Shambhu Pratap Singh Rathore and within the span of three years, drove the child to take her own life rather than face a day more of torture and harassment at the hands of Rathore and his goons.
And the punishment? Six months imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1000. That is what the life of Ruchika Girhotra is worth. That is the price of her honour, the price of the harassment her family has faced. [Desicritics.org]
Yesterday it was her. Today it could be me. Tomorrow probably you. Hopefully in this New Year we will come out much stronger, as individuals and as a society.
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fas
Jan 6th, 2010 at 2:04 pm | #
Do you know whats the problem, the constitution has not been updated since it was made, that fine should be raised to atleast 10 lakh and prisonment for 18 years
pras
Jan 7th, 2010 at 7:21 am | #
i would say for once we’ll follow the middle eastern way of punishing. just for child molestation and ill treating women.
i’m not someone who believe in punishment will drop the number crimes committed. but at the same time having easy way out punishments we’re only encouraging them do commit more crime.
Vidyadhar
Jan 7th, 2010 at 12:32 pm | #
Actually, Its not the judicial system, but “US” that are Ruchika’s and many more such girls’ criminals. Judicial system is a reflection of society. It evolves with the society (e.g. The gay decriminalisation). Faster we evolve, faster we progress.
@fas : I am sorry, but as far as I know ( and I may be wrong) constitution has nothing to do with laws and the punishment. It is actually the British Laws that are mostly in use, and others are updated versions of the same.