On Justice and State Accountability: The Acquittal of GN Saibaba and Others
9 months, 1 week ago

On Justice and State Accountability: The Acquittal of GN Saibaba and Others

The Quint  

In fact, the procedural lapses, in this case, extend to the fact that the accused were tried and convicted by the lower courts, despite blatant violations of procedure in the collection of material and electronic evidence, and weaknesses in the presentation of witnesses and their statements. Therefore, the court’s finding of ‘failure of justice’, points to the fact that the case should never have been admitted in the first place. The phrase ‘failure of justice’ in this sense, though referring to the legal consequences of procedural violations, alludes equally to the failure of the judicial system’s obligation to protect and uphold the rights of the average citizen. This is the failure to provide justice – understood here not just as upholding law or adhering to judicial procedure, but as a civic virtue and value, a manner of governance that grids the entire idea of rights.

Justice Procedural Violations  lower  justice  saibaba  procedural  violations  acquittal  trial  procedure  rights  gn  fact  accountability  courts  failure  state

Discover Related