The Kudco murder case, in which Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren is an accused, has been transferred to another judge — two days before the ruling was to be made. Arguments and counter-arguments in the case, which took years to record evidence, will now begin afresh.
Giridih additional district and sessions judge N N Singh had fixed April 17 as the date for judgment in the Kudco murder case. But on April 13, he sent a letter to district and sessions judge Sanjay Prasad, seeking transfer of the case to some other court. “My submission is based on some reasons,” Singh stated in his letter.
Prasad accepted his plea and transferred the case to the court of Mohammed Kasim. Evidence and statements will now have to be placed in the court of Kasim where the prosecution and defence will begin arguments afresh.
More than 35 years ago two giridih residents namely Chundi Singh and Khirodhar Singh were killed by a mob for stealing goats. Allegedly one of the killers were Sibu Soren, who went on to become first chief minister of Jharkhan and then Union minister of India. Currently he is holding the chief minister’s post.
God knows how many times judges have been transferred just before pronouncing verdict in this case. And why only this case? There are thousand others who are facing the same doom. What is the use of this sort of judiciary? Aren’t the kangaroo courts of naxals or khap panchayat much better in the sense of delivering verdict. Why judges of this country not accountable to anyone? How can a judge request for a transfer just before pronouncing the verdict in such an important case? How can such a request get granted? If judges of this country are so coward then how can they ever deliver unbiased judgment? And why has never been a judge got fired from his post for his corrupt practices in India?
Half of the witnesses in this case are already dead. Other half are missing. But no one care a damn. Trial will start a fresh and run for another 35 years. Cycle will continue even after all the victims, culprits, witnesses, lawyers and judges are dead. Then file will get lost somewhere in the dark rooms of judicial hypocrisy.
Some days ago I had written about a similar case where a builder in Jamshedpur has forcefully occupied a widow Lauren Whyte’s house. She has been fighting this case in court for last 30 years now. Same thing has been happening. Whenever it reaches to judgment point, judge gets transferred and case starts afresh again.
Shame on this sham democracy. Shame on this corrupt judiciary.
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