Sunday, 10 May 2015

Hit and Run, Jailed, Sorry Bailed !! - Vijay Shanker Singh



Salman khan found guilty and convicted for 5 years of imprisonment. He got bail for two days, from Bombay high court. His writ for regular bail is pending, and what happened is not known to me till now.

Entire media, elecronic or print, are busy in recording the reactions of after shock. Some are very disturbed to see the tears of Salman and his brothers and sister. Some were calculating the loss of bollywood after this judgement. Some found a Hatim Tai in Salman. Some connected the High court bail issue with the pro Modi image of this actor. Too many tongues, too much junk.

Today a regular bail has been granted to Salman Khan by Honb’le Bombay High Court. I am putting some questions which are hitting in my mind regarding this high profile case. For media ,this may be a high profile case being a better news value, but for Judiciary , it is criminal trial .Like any other trial, here is also complainent , accused and witnesses. Every one is on equal footing except the chair.  

Some points to be noted and need to be introspection.
I. Whether the High Court would have entertained the interim bail petition of any convict at 4.30 pm on the very day of the conviction (Heavens were not going to fall).
2. Whether the High Court would have entertained the interim bail petition of any convict without a copy of the conviction order.
3. Whether the Trial Court would have stayed open and waited for the bail order till 7 pm.
4. Whether the High Court would have been inclined to entertain and hear the regular appeal on the "last day" just before the vacation, and also go on to grant out-of-the-way relief even by noon.
5. Not-so-pertinent queries were raised by the HC judge hearing the case(which exhibited a soft corner towards the convict), and then granted excessive reliefs.
Are these questions are not hitting your minds too ?

A different aspect of the story is, what happened to those who have been killed and injured by the criminal act by the accused ?
I don't know, what they are doing and how they are surviving ?
Why not media tried to shoot their latest whereabouts ?
How those poor people are surviving ?
The footpath dwellers always reminds me a filmi song of famous film Shree 420, '' Ramaiyyaa wattaa waiyaa. '' It proves, Bombay has a history of footpath dwellers. Raj Kanpur showed the miseries of these peoples and he gave a new twist to Indian Cinema sixty years ago, and Abhijit, a lesser known singer comments in derogatory and abusing language about these persons. I thought an artist must have a kind and sensitive heart. But Abhijit's remark proved me wrong. He is not only emotionless but a senseless person. He may be a talented singer but he lacks the basic human qualities.

Why not the entire fan club of Salman have organised any show for poor victims of his road raze ? To organise a charity show is not a new concept. But the poor victims are not in their priorities. They are destined to born, to live and to die in shameful and inhuman conditions.

The celluloid focussed , only where they get money or name. Barring some exceptions, it is the fact. I will use two lines from a film also,
'' Adhere mein Jo baithe hain, nazar un par bhi kuchh daalo,
Are wo roshani waalon, Are wo roshani waalon. ''

Ravindra Patil I am your fan !! You have exposed the clebrity worship syndrome and rich man's influence on judiciary.
Hon'ble Judges, are you listening Your Lordships !!
Let there be light for them also !!

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