
And Nirbhaya
It has been a long, long wait. But finally a verdict has been delivered by the Supreme Court. Yesterday’s verdict has been welcomed by all those waiting for justice, including Nirbhaya’s parents. Everyone appears pleased and relieved that finally justice has been done to Nirbhaya.
The Apex Court decided that this was a rarest of rarest criminal acts and thus endorsed the death sentence handed down by the High Court, to four accused.
Two other accused escaped the verdict of death by hanging. One had earlier committed suicide while in custody, by hanging himself, possibly due to shame and remorse. Another was protected by his age, being a little short of 18 when committing the crime.
The juvenile got away with the only sentence that juveniles can be handed down under India’s Juvenil...