Taking to micro-blogging site X (formerly twitter), the JKPC president Sajad Gani Lone said: “My hand folded requests to the court in Delhi. Please can you show the same magnanimity in extending bail or giving bail as you are showing in the case of a VIP accused. A serving MP”
Two people died in jail in similar or same cases. No bail was granted. Most of the other accused are old, have multiple diseases. And they too need some relief. They have families too. They have domestic issues too. They are humans too.
The onus of measuring up to the highest judicial standards and fairness falls on the courts in question and the investigating agencies.
Similar magnanimity needs to be replicated by the courts. The investigations agencies are not contesting the extension of bail. They need to show similar compassion for other accused.
Let there be no two set of rules. Let the same rules apply to all.
