JUDICIAL ACTIVISM?

Bhimabai- a name none of us may be familiar with.Yet another in the miriad list of dowry deaths in this country.She dieid in 1991 in Palshi village in Maharashtra.Died after a tumultuous married life.Cause of death- excess in take of insecticide Thimet. After routine investigation, her husband, Appasaheb Palaskar was found guilty of abetment of suicide and the suicide waslinked to torture and harrassment for dowry. He was punished by the lower court duly up held by the High Court.But early this year he was acquitted and released from jail by the Hon Supreme Court.The reason for acquittal given by Hon Judges G.P.Mathur and R.V.Raveendran;"A demand for money on account of some financial stringency or for meeting some urgent domestic expenses or for purchasing manure, cannot be termed a demand for dowry, as the word is normally understood.The evidence adduced by the prosecution does not therefore, show that any demand for dowry as defined in section 2of Dowry Prohibition Act was made by the accused, since what was allegedly asked for was some money for meeting domestic expenses and for purchasing manure"!!!!!!An absolute traversity of justice , I would say. I only hope our courts do not take cover under this isplaced judgement and let of all dowry culprits, since every demand under dowry can be linked to some urgent need for money, even if it is to satiate the greed of a husband or his parents.

Bala's Musings

Ever since I closed down my page in the Orkut communities, I have been receiving
frequent demands from friends ( must be real friends)to restart it or start it as a blog spot.Thought it over and decided to have this blog spot.

As I had told earlier, this will have very down-to earth, sometimes nostalgic, sometimes childish, sometimes thought-provoking, sometimes irritating and most of the times genuine Musings of this soul...for all of you to read.. and for those of you who feel like to respnd...

Unless I have other compulsions, I assure those who genuinely felt it should be revived that I will not close it down...even if it faces the same amount of lack of response from those who are capable of responding...for I have realised everything in this world does not have a remedy.

Love to all

Bala