Many an eyebrow raised over the ‘green channel’ through which Salman Khan walked out just hours after his conviction in the infamous hit and run case. May this judicial precedent come to the rescue of every other convict, be it the poorest of the poor. Why did the law not take its own course and Salman Khan swiftly moved to Jail after his conviction? He was instead allowed to sit in Court and await the arrival of the interim bail order. In how many other cases have Courts worked overtime and moved with such promptness?
The outrageous and cynical claim by Salman’s sycophants that sleeping on the footpath is an offence is totally condemnable. The message to the people of India is now loud and clear that it is possible to mock the Law of the land, provided you are Salman Khan or, better still, Goa’s former Minister Mickky Pacheco who has been untraceable for the last one month, evading arrest as he has to undergo a six month jail sentence for slapping an Electricity department Engineer. Last month the retired Judge of the Bombay High Court Suresh Hosbet had at a public function in Goa stated that the Judiciary in our country had collapsed. So is it Achhe din for the Salmans and Mickkys of India? Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: [email protected] Or [email protected] You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires
