tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post4244950292415649353..comments2023-09-21T16:17:51.838+05:30Comments on Law and Other Things: More analysis of the recent anti-terrorism law effortsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09348738084817273397noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-4363631384702177552009-01-03T14:01:00.000+05:302009-01-03T14:01:00.000+05:30You have deep insight into the new terror laws - t...You have deep insight into the new terror laws - their negatives and positives. In my blog I am running a counter terrorism series and have been covering the different ways in which we must adopt technology in the fight against terrorism: http://indradhanush-laal.blogspot.com/search/label/counter%20terrorism<BR/> <BR/>However, I do not know much about the legal aspects, which from your article i got the impression that you could cover. Let me know what you think about writing a guest post on my blog.L. Venkata Subramaniamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013877791567403788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-81394490504214915512008-12-24T22:14:00.000+05:302008-12-24T22:14:00.000+05:30I dont think stronger terror laws make for anythin...I dont think stronger terror laws make for anything. Faster courts, better evidence gathering will probably do more for better justice.L. Venkata Subramaniamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013877791567403788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-61219413661613220152008-12-23T19:14:00.000+05:302008-12-23T19:14:00.000+05:30Mr. Doval wants us to forget our day to day experi...Mr. Doval wants us to forget our day to day experience of our police. Our police continue to a colonial establishment, more designed to control than to protect us. We should also remember what Justice Anand Narayan Mulla said about them.He said, "There is not a single lawless group in the whole of the country whose record of crime comes anywhere near the record of that single organised unit which is known as the Indian Police Force.."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-50607423539693351442008-12-23T11:21:00.000+05:302008-12-23T11:21:00.000+05:30I aree with Mr. Harish's comments. By way of insta...I aree with Mr. Harish's comments. By way of instance, I recently was sitting in a magistrate's Court waiting for my matter. The matter was one pertaining to bail. Alleged offence was of grievous hurt. The applicant claimed that he was being harassed. The IO was present. This is what happens:<BR/><BR/>Judge: What is this? Kya keh raha hai yeh?<BR/>IO: Kuch nahi sir, thoda sa pita, kuch kabool nahi kar raha tha.<BR/>Judge: (To the PP) This is ridiculous, I keep hearing this nonsense. I'm granting bail.<BR/><BR/>To me this exchange was partcularly interesting as, well, these things seem to be so normal that an IO even admitted to this in Court!?! <BR/><BR/>And we should trust them?<BR/><BR/>I believe that the exsting provisions are good enough for a proper investigation to lead to conviction. What is necessay is training of the police, and as importantly, getting proper trained prosecutors. The problem is not with the law but with the people in the system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-70419460011128267002008-12-23T11:12:00.000+05:302008-12-23T11:12:00.000+05:30I think we are reaching a breaking point in our cr...I think we are reaching a breaking point in our criminal justice system. Our criminal justice system is a phenomenon waiting to be formally declared as a disaster and these fancy Bills will show us that no amount of hardline laws on paper will arrest the rapidly declining effectiveness of this institution. Yes, we need reforms but reforms take a lot of time and will remain worthless unless investigations are ensured independence and autonomy to some extent. I just hope the long awaited Police Reforms PIL in the Supreme Court will be decided at the earliest. It is no surprise that nearly every State in our country has opposed conferment of even limited autonomy on the Police. Quite like what is said on the topic of distrust of the police in our country, we have come to a point where such distrust pervades even the political masters that they vehemently refuse to relinquish whatever control they currently hold over them in the fear that unleashing the Police force will result in a torment not just to the public but to the political class as well. Lets hope to witness some activism on the part of our Supreme Court to deliver on the much awaited Police Reforms PIL sooner.K.V.DHANANJAYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545845529229026684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-32285938376796093362008-12-23T10:32:00.000+05:302008-12-23T10:32:00.000+05:30Surely the question Doval asks is wrong. I think t...Surely the question Doval asks is wrong. I think the correct question is "How can a police who cannot be trusted to verify a citizen's address for a passport application or register a complaint without a bribe be trusted to deal with foreign terrorists?" While it is true that a few policemen are competent, honest and lay down lives, the police as an institution has become insensitive to citizens and their needs. Having been closely associated with a few criminal trials, I dread the results if confessions extracted by the police are accepted as binding evidence, given the way our police function.BN Harishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18160720822823761611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-83724972960005271602008-12-23T10:04:00.000+05:302008-12-23T10:04:00.000+05:30News Item with details and flaws in the NIA: here ...News Item with details and flaws in the NIA: <A HREF="http://mailtoday.in/20122008/epaperpdf/20122008-md-hr-3.pdf" REL="nofollow">here</A> and <A HREF="http://mailtoday.in/20122008/epaperpdf/20122008-md-hr-4.pdf" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.tehelka.com/story_main41.asp?filename=Ne271208welcome_to.asp" REL="nofollow">This</A> item by Rohini Mohan pointed to the lack of trained personnel and infrastructure in many of the agencies created by the government in response to various events. Also, it quotes a disturbing claim by SAR Geelani that periodic medical examinations of prisoners in custody is a sham. <BR/><BR/>There is a difference between obtaining a confession for the purpose of gaining information to aid an investigation, arrest others, prevent future attacks, etc. and using a confession to obtain convictions. When Doval asks 'How can the police get evidence of the planning, preparation and logistics that lie beyond their reach and jurisdiction?', I do not quite understand his argument.Dilip Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18294894305584371011noreply@blogger.com