INDIAA SAFE HAVEN FOR CRIMINALS

INTRODUCTION

Crime is present in various forms in India; organized crime includes drug trafficking, gunrunning, money laundering, extortion, murder for hire, fraud, human trafficking and poaching.

Many criminal operations engage in black marketeering, political violence, religiously motivated violence, terrorism, and abduction. Corruption is a significant problem.

1.Corruption and police misconduct – Corruption is widespread in India. Corruption has taken the role of a pervasive aspect of Indian politics. In 2006, seven policemen were charge sheeted and eleven were convicted for custodial misconduct.

2.Crimes against foreigners in India - Many of the crimes occur against foreigners only. Scams involving export of jewels occur in India, which target foreign citizens. Traveling alone in remote areas after dark is of particular risk to foreigners.

3. Petty crime - Petty crime, like pick pocketing, bag snatching etc. is widespread in India. Purse snatchers work in crowded areas.

4. Rape and sexual assault - Incidents of rape and sexual assault against foreign tourists at popular tourist spots is increasing in India.

Judicial system

There are four pillars of a democracy- the legislature, executive, judiciary and the fourth estate. The judiciary in our democracy has been sinking in the morass of inefficiency, corruption and delays

What Is POTA???

Prevention of Terrorism Act

Approval

Purpose

The main purpose of this act was to

fight terrorism,disband terrorist outfits and choke terror

funding.

Approved by Union Cabinet on Friday, september 17 and came into force on

June 2002.

Additional InformationAccording to the Union home ministry, some 800 people have been arrested and jailed under POTA. Some 4,000 people from across country were also booked under the Act.

But,though TADA was repealed long ago, there are still prisoners languishing in jails in India under this Act. Jharkhand saw the largest number of arrests under POTA. Some 250 people have been jailed under the law in this eastern state.

. But human rights activists say POTA has been misused in Jharkhand against poor, low-caste, tribal people and farmers and villagers who support Naxal groups.

The Manmohan Singh government is contemplating alternative measures to check terrorism,

Came into force

• Stands for Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act.

• Came into effect on 23rd May, 1985.

People punished

• The number of people arrested under TADA had exceeded 76,000, by 30 June 1994.

• 25 percent of these cases were dropped by the police without any charges being framed.

Purpose• Deal with Terrorism• Socially Disruptive

activities

Stop Terrorism !!!

WHAT IS SITA?Stands for Immoral Traffic Supression Act.

theoretically banned commercialized sex trade in 1956,

Indian anti-prostitution laws are generally enforced, and have traditionally been enforced, as public order statutes.

Subsequently, India is home today to Asia's largest red-light district--Mumbai's infamous Kamathipura, which originated as a massive brothel for British occupiers.

Why is Kasab still living in our country n Indian govt. wasting money on him? Why he not be hanged out?

Case study

Why I say this is because…..

At this juncture it seems highly unlikely that Kasab will actually

ever be hanged

1. Firstly he has option of appealing in the Supreme Court and after that the mercy petition2.The second reason why we feel Kasab will unlikely be hanged is that now his fate will also get inextricably linked to an Indian national, Sarabjeet Singh.

3.The third reason more than anything else is the vote bank

politics of Congress

Kasab is more secure than you and me, with a high profile

security set up costing millions of dollars and healthcare facilities like no other’.

JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED

Nineteen years, 40 adjournments and 400 hearings later, all Rathore got was six months of imprisonment and a 1000 Rupees fine. However, he obtained bail within 10 minutes of the verdict after furnishing a bail bond of 10,000 Rupees thus making a mockery of the justice. The Justice in India has yet again chosen the nasty path by humbly succumbing to the rich and the powerful.  Has the verdict not shamed the entire nation?

This seriously demonstrates a miscarriage of the Indian judicial system. Apart from the verdict, what outraged the public is Rathore’s beaming smiles as he was exiting the court with not an iota of remorse showing up on his face.

The question here is do we really need a huge public outcry and demonstration for every case with a wrong verdict?  How many cases like Ruchika’s do enter into the court’s bone at all? What we need is stronger law enforcements and cleaner judicial system .  The judicial system should stop being biased to the wealthy lot and the politicians .

Probably because of the crusading media and the huge public outburst, Ruchika’s case might get justice of some sorts in the end but if we take a moment to think……

Is this the way we want to get justice?

CRIMINALS IN POLITICS There is something about

Indian politics that strikes everybody who has a closer look at the biographies of politicians.

According to Indian law, a politician can be elected, even if there are criminal charges pending against him.

Here are some statistics of one of our neighbouring states, Bihar: in the elections 2005, there were 358 candidates who had criminal cases pending against them. They came from all parties. Out of these 358 candidates, 213 had cases like murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, robbery, extortion or similar pending against them.

It is obvious why: Indian politics become more and more criminal, the more criminals are sitting in our parliaments and councils.

We have a democracy but the public chooses the criminals and sends them to parliament!

INDIA - SAFE FOR CRIMINALS.

Rape any one, kill any one, blast anywhere, break any law, spread corruption you can commit all the crimes here.

India is considered the safest heavens for criminals because its law makers themselves are criminals

Commit any crime you will get bail immediately and your case will go for many years

The person who has filed a case against you soon gets tired by going to court for years and years that's why most of the people don't want to go to court for fighting their case.

Though some terrorists are caught alive still nothing happens with them. In fact many politicians here have criminal cases against them.

Terrorists are killing innocent people easily, gangsters are murdering their targets, robbers are looting the people each crime is being done openly.

There are very few people who have got justice here.

Isn’t it a very good news for criminals???

Suggestions We the people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic and to secure to all citizens:

We need more participation of the citizens in bringing about these changes. All this is necessary because we need a clearer picture of our future.

When we hear these familiar words, only one thing comes to our minds ‘the INDIAN constitution’. These are the very first words of the Preamble

Are the people of India in real terms assured of Justice, liberty, equality and fraternity?

Is the common man today receiving justice? Does equality really prevail?

Is Liberty being exercised by all today?

The Water (prevention and control) Pollution Act has some major defects. With majority of our rivers drying up and the sorry state of Yamuna shows the incompetence of the Act in the present times. The act still talks about wells and streams as being the sources of water. Wells and streams were the sources of water in ancient times but now we have rivers, lakes, ponds, artificial water bodies which have been totally excluded from the purview of this Act. Shockingly this act does not even define what a ‘water pollutant’ is. Nor does water table levels and potable water etc. find any place in the Act. Whatever amendments have taken place in this act have only been with respect to the Environment Protection Act. Thus the act is a complete failure in itself.

We need more participation of the citizens in bringing about these changes instead of leaving the change to the selfish politicians, some of whom can barely claim to be educated. All this is necessary because we need a clearer picture of our future.At the end we would say - “In today already walks tomorrow. Because the future is much like the present, only longer”

CONCLUSION

Our faith in the judicial system always stands questioned, but, certain judgments, such as the Bhatnagar case, seek to retain our faith occasionally.

The fact that media coverage cannot reach to every nook and corner of the country is another weak point, adding to the already never-ending list of weaknesses of the judiciary.

It is true that the judicial system in India has upheld its stature and worked out how to properly dole out justice. Yet, millions still await justice.

We, as responsible citizens, should aim to work for the betterment of the system and not get swayed by the tiny concessions given to us in the form of such once-in-a-blue-moon victories. Today, the judiciary has carved out a niche for itself but the vision of creating a judiciary as the guardian of the citizens still remains a vision.