Such is the irony of indian judicial system, that when the actual offence is committed the offender is'nt punished, and when over the YEARS he is apparantly transformed and probably no more an offender in the 'present tense', he is being punished. This is just one example.Punishments are given so that the person realizes that what was done by him/her was wrong and should not be repeated; it is also a lesson for others so that they understand the consequences of similar offences. but what is the use of granting punishment if TIME - the great healer- has already done the same.i feel that by passing such a punishment sentence, the indian judiciary is trying to save its face and to show that it spares nobody irrespective of the status.but at the same time it also forces us to think that is it right that decisions should be so much delayed that they lose the true sense of the word.Just imagine a situation in which a criminal is being sentenced many many years after the offence so that by the time the decision is made , the offender is no more in the world.......and the punishment is announced by the court just for the sake of it.....what's the use?
It also forces us to think ...............Should the take home message be " if at all u have to commit a crime in india make sure you get it done by an old aged person because by the time indian judiciary will pass a sentence for punishment in 10 - 15 years or so, the person will be no more!"
