The Power of Truth

I know that it is the Abhaya case.Have you ever been to kerala.Your name has the overtones of a Malayali woman.Ok let me get to the point.It is a curse of our society to stigmatize those who have been arrested or even in case of just interrogation by the police.The social stigma is the result of the inherent misanthropic nature of human beings.When a person is arrested during the investigation of a crime on suspicion he is first of all tried and convicted by the media as if no further investiation is necessary.Then a public opinion is formulated on the basis of media reports and the final verdict is passed.I think the real fruits of democracy,i.e. education,awareness,knowledge of the law of the land still evade our people.One of the basic tenets of criminal jurisprudence is the "Every person accused of an offence is presumed to be innocent unless and until proved guilty by the prosecution beyond the shadow of doubt.The founders of the constitution had known that our police would be relishing to follow suit the colonial era of police raj so that the founders judiciously incorporated the Article 20(3) in our constitution which prohibits testifying a witness or accused against himself.Otherwise the poor legal illeterate citizen would have suffered a lot at the imperial hands of te police.When looked from the legal prism, a person when arrested is not automatically convicted.He has to be accorded a fair trial and a chance to prove his innocence which is mandated by the principles of natural justice.The presumption of innocence is a safeguard against the arbitrariness of the executive.In the abhaya case the incident occurred 16 years ago and the CBI already submitted 3 applications for permitting it to close the investigation as untraceable.How come the same CBI on a fine morning come up with new and fascinating evidence which can lead to the conviction of the present three accused.Since I had the oppurtunity to be present in the court while the CBI submitted the evidence I got more insight into the case.I am of the opinion that those who are responsible for this heinous crime should be brought to book and exemplary punishment given irrespective of the status and position of the culprits.But the investigation should be an eyewash thereby making a travesty of justice.The evidence produced by the CBI is circumstantial evidence only and there is no concrete proof against those who are currently reeling under the social stigma.I have no interest in the accused persons and I am not trying to sugar-coat them.If they are the true culprits they should be punished.But it is manifest injustice and foolishness to say that the truth has triumphed when even the investigation is not completed,let alone the beginning of trial.I do not mean to hurt you but I am extremely sorry to say that your opinion reflects one that is reiterated by those legally illiterate ones.Being a member of the legal fraternity and when looked from the strict legal prism there is all probability that those three booked by the police will be acquitted by the court.

Hi Sree...Yes the sister Abhaya case,is the talk of the town these days.And after 16 years at last the culprits have been bookd,hopefully.....You know Sree,personally I do not feel its the triumph of truth.I feel this incident is just one more example of the faiure of the law and order officials in our state,to book the real cuprits and to take them to task.It reflects the corruption that is rampant in all sections. Well they are finally saying that the three people they have now caught are the real cuprits.But should we believe them this time?Are these three confessing to a crime they have not done,under pressure and torture from the CBI........I hope not... I only hope in this case and in similar ones,the real culprits should be caught and booked and the innocent should not be framed with charees they have not done,and get punished......

I always believe that - 'Truth always prevails'. Power of truth is great and it can not be hidden under the carpet for an indefinite period. Right now I cannot recall any instance similar to the one quoted by you.

Hi Sreekala, In the gospel of John Chapter 18, and verse 38 Pilate asks Jesus, "what is Truth"? Unfortunately he didn't wait for an answer from one of the wisest men who has ever lived. Truth is very hard to define, yet I would say that justice has prevailed in the case that you speak off. It is sad that this family had to wait so many years. Blessings.

Hi Friend Sure Tuth is Truth and its hard to hide it it comes out so its alweays better to speak truth, some times its hard, but trust me its best option Take care

I read this news on the net. I hope that truth is indeed powerful and the culprits have been caught. Or else just for the sake of showing that they have solved the case they will try to just put anyone behind bars. Just hope and pray that the real culprits are behind bars.