Reduced punishment in Bhopal case due to apex court: Moily
By IANSSaturday, June 12, 2010
BANGALORE - Law and Justice Minister M.Veerappa Moily Saturday said it was the Supreme Court that converted the Bhopal gas tragedy case into a case that attracted minor punishment though the original charges filed against the accused entailed a maximum of 10 years in jail.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) wanted the tragedy to be treated as an offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder which entails a jail term which can extend up to 10 years and also a fine, he told reporters here.
However the Supreme Court directed that the case be treated as causing death by rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide, Moily said.
Under this law, the maximum punishment is for up to two years in jail or a fine or both.
“Unfortunately the judiciary did it,” Moily said.
The minister said there was need for laws to fix responsibility for disasters like the Bhopal gas tragedy. The central government would ensure that disasters were treated as disasters only, he said.
“Our courts are very conservative. Hence we are working on new set of laws to deal with such disasters,” Moily said.
On bringing the then Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson to justice, he said the case against him has not been closed.
“Everyone is equal in the eyes of law and age did not matter,” Moily said when asked about Anderson’s wife’s comment that her husband was too old to travel.
Anderson, now 89, was released shortly after his arrest for the tragedy in Bhopal in December 1984. He flew back to the US immediately.
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June 13, 2010: 4:37 am
Under trial doesnt mean you get the prisoner out who is gonna harm a women victim Hi ,it is so weird that a entire family who knew all about a women and her daughter but gave the wrong impression to her in that way that any person can judge and accept as true the intention was so dangerous that till now that women who had not a soul next to her excluding her daughter is in mental trauma and terror of the threats and she was the only earning person and was looking after her daughter and the family was only with her for there own desires and took good advantage by giving her false promises of marriage and familiarizing each person as his other half and daughter as his own and concerning to marriage until the end the excuses were his career as he wasn’t satisfied with the job and was changing it frequently as he gets satisfying and stable job with good wages he without delay would marry her so that he can take care of both mother and daughter and he never wanted his future wife to work as she was a working women and entire family took her in confidence this carried on till 3years .The guy used her mentally, physically and the main purpose was financially. Now when the purpose got solved the entire family dragged her out from there house and was embarrassed to recognize her women was out of breath watching this behaviour and she got case registered as rape. The guy was behind the bar from last 3months but she says when she has all the evidence to prove he promised her for marriage and she had been getting threats from the family so why the judge from Delhi high court was taking favour of the accused and why is accused called as innocent in the courtyard when giving the proof of there threats why did he release the guy and for what ?that is a big torture for her when she is asking for protection till her statement gets recorded in the courtyard why Judge from DELHI HIGH COURT was pointing him as innocent . Why the Judge could not wait? Why he ignored the things? Why was he feeling sorry for the guy? Why was he not paying attention towards the women victim what she wanted to say? And why was he not taking her words seriously? And the judge mind was already set before the hearing to grant him a bail. This can put her and her daughter in danger. She is been listening to the abusive words and getting insulted every second in the court room from the accused defender, and from the judge .Honourable judge from DELHI HIGH COURT was showing sympathy towards the accused, police was giving me wrong information regarding my case they all have very big hand in getting him out from jail ,few people came to my place in odd time who all were threatening me to with drawl case I have suffered a lot and at last I just got clear injustice no I cannot take it now I don’t want to live now but my msg to all women is not to fight against anyone in future even they will kill themselves and will suffer double the more you all have no idea what that women must be going through this is not justified every 2nd day the date was getting extended that was itself a torture and then she is disrespected so much, and in mental trauma, ,Is this case to give women victim more pain and make her suffer more. If JUDGES will show sympathy in favour of accused what will victim go through? Putting mother and daughter life on risk the accused is granted bail just because he is been punished enough as he was in the jail from last 3months was JUDGE comparing 3months with her 3years . For entire family 3years were a purpose to misuse her and now ashamed to accept her. But Why?? Is she not from our society and no one is there to stand by her, but think about the women and her daughter. Should we salute the JUDGES from delhi high court and police had a big hand too she wants to name the person but where? Women victim is totally shattered she is not able to take that Injustice the hope she had is destroyed but she finds no one to help her she had faced a lot of torture from the day one of her complaint from POLICE,NGO, COURT she says she doesn’t deserve to live now she has no courage to stand against powerful people she wants to raise voice but have no idea what and where to go. Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world but when one honest person gets against 100 of corrupt people then honesty gets no place.She is so helpless she requires help IT IS TRUE, TRUTH FEARS NO QUESTIONS .IT ONLY FEARS WHEN UR ALONE |
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