Maya_Mji what is the exact meaning of the phrase you have used "Kya kanoon ke haath lambe hote hain?" The two examples you have cited Siddhu and Salman suggest a)that you mean "lambe" because it takes the law in India forever to get to trial and sentencing; or b) that you mean "lambe" because no matter the length of time the law eventually catches up with the criminal.
The two cases you have cited suggest a) as stated above. The real issue that should be raised here is not "kanoon keh lambe haat a or b" but why are some people above Kanoon's Haath and why others are being drowned by the same Kanoon's Haath. There is a vast array of crimes being perpetuated at any given moment. The only thing relevant and constant in all the crimes big or small is that the law is being broken in some way shape or form, and someone is being victimized.
That being said everyone who has committed a crime should be treated equally, celebrity or not in the eyes of the "Kanoon." However the punishment should be consistent and fitting the crime. In your cited cases the two should face the same music if proven guilty beyond a shadow of doubt as any other person from the aam junta would for similar crimes.
However there is another case that of Sanjay Dutt. Sure he was convicted for violating the laws relating to "illegal possession of arms," but a) this was his first crime, b) he did not kill anyone using the illegal weapons, c) he has already served a 18 month sentence. Given that he should be given a suspended sentence and community service to be completed within a prescribed time frame. That would be fitting punishment and he would not be above and beyond the "kanoon's haath," unlike the Laloo's, Rabdi's, Rahul Mahajan's and hundreds of other politicians, civil servants and what have you. I would like to believe that the courts have not been touched by the ways of the Laloo's, Rabdi's, Rahul Mahajan's and hundreds of other politicians, civil servants and what have you. So lets really create a riot of SMS's and round up everyone in one fell swoop.
That is my two cents worth of wisdom. I rest my case councilor.
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