Too harsh verdict. I agree with some punishment but the quantum of judgment just reeks of senselessness. It seems since they can not catch hold of real criminals, they are trying to make scapegoat out of Sanjay. Since the case has dragged on for 13 years(punishment already?), and Sanjay has already gone to jail for almost 2 years, he could have been fined heavily and given another year of prison and some more time of community service. Clearly no reasonable person would think Sanjay is a criminal. There is clearly no motive for Sanjay to go out and kill anyone with this gun unless he was using it for self defense. Nor can any reasonable person imagine him using it for extortion/kidnappings etc. And putting Sanjay under TADA which was for terrorist activities prevention act is itself foolish. I think judge went overboard and should have shown some leniency. Judicial/police system should spend more time on real and much more dangerous criminals. I hope SC can put more sense on this. The objective of laws should also be to reform people which is not also the case here.
RE:Too harsh
by Judge on Aug 01, 2007 03:03 AM Permalink
Dude what are you thinking. No one said he is planning to attack some one.....But what is the need for him to possess weapon of mass destruction and hand grenades. If he thinks he is in danger, he can go for private security.
And what kind of people have connections with Dawood ibrahim. If a politician had similar contact would you be silent. No way. just because he is a movie actor and you like his movies dont be too soft with him. It is this kind of attitude that is making our country weak. Forget he is a movie star and then think his role and his mistake. 257 have been killed. Just imagine what you would feel if your father/mother/brother/sister are one of them.
RE:Too harsh
by Sandeep on Aug 01, 2007 03:15 AM Permalink
Trying to bring in things like 257 have been killed just tries to confuse the issue. Remember, Sanjay had nothing to do with killings. His possesion of firearms is the issue and While he did have conversations with Dawood, it does not mean he was involved in the blasts. For all we know he might have been keeping on reasonable terms to avoid getting extortion etc calls from these gangs. Remember in early 90s, these gangsters used to run a huge business of extortions etc. The fact is because of his highly visible profile and no motive to become a criminal, I feel this verdict went overboard.
RE:Too harsh
by Judge on Aug 01, 2007 03:23 AM Permalink
Sandeep,
This is india, not australia or UK. So high profiles would always escape. Remember his father was an MP. Inspite of all these still he gets 6 years.....remember what would have been his role. Obviously his role is a major one and it has been curbed so as to appear that he can escape with a minor verdict.
Also fyi he allowed 20 hand greanades to be stored in his house. He had 3 AK 56s as well. Indirectly he helped the blasts to happen. Not indirectly, he helped the terrorists perform their job.
RE:Too harsh
by nameya on Aug 01, 2007 03:06 AM Permalink
absolutely right .. no mercy for these a ss ho les .. We should also spare some thought for more than 1500 victims of the communal riots that preceded the blast and hope they get justice soon ...
