Crime and Punishment

St. Billo, the judge, jury and executioner declared JW guilty of adultery, summarily sentenced him to death and promptly executed the decree by performing his shraddha and throwing him out of WM, forbidding any member of the WM crowd from having any relationship with him. Had a few thoughts on the matter.

JW was no doubt guilty of a very serious crime- adultery, of breaking the vows of marriage and betraying the trust of two people-Bani and St. Billo- who love him to death. But should not St. Billo have given him a fair trial before sentencing him. After all the Nazi war criminals who were hanged at Nuremberg were guilty of far worse atrocities against humanity than JW. And yet they were given more than a year long fair trial b4 being sentenced. The case against Satwant Singh was even more clear- he had shot Mrs. Gandhi at point blank range and admitted to his crime, yet he was not executed on the spot, a fair trial was given to him. Agreed had JW been allowed to speak, he would have had little to say in his defence and the verdict would still be the same. But was it necessary to dispense with the procedure altogether?

And what about the punishment for the crime. Is a death penalty a fair punishment for adultery or is it a bit over the top. And is it necessary to deprive a man of his home and access to his kid (when he is born)- do courts deprive a straying spouse access to child. And should he be deprived of the right to visit the rest of his family- people he has cared about and never hurt, Adi, Dadi, St. Billo, Ranveer, Rashi, Sahil, Anu, Anu's kid.

And don't courts consider a person's past track record while handing justice? Agreed JW has failed as a lover and a husband. But what about other relationships. He has been a dutiful son to St. Billo and Dadi, a good friend to Adi, a caring uncle to Ranveer, Sahil and Anu. He secured justice and a proper marriage to Raashi by throwing Ranveer out of WM, when Anu's child was kidnapped he jumped to her rescue without bothering about his personal safety. He is a good citizen apparently and has supported many orphans, most notably Pooch. He has himself forgiven some very grave misdeeds committed against him, ND's kartoot and P-P elopement, most notably. Should all that be forgotten for one act committed in a moment of madness, arising out of desperation.

And what about fairplay. The WM crowd has forgiven some very grave crimes committed by others- the P-P elopement, Jigs complicity in UW's death, J-R's property scam, Ranveer's violence against Raashi and last but not the least Reptile's murder of her baby. By what standard is the cold blooded murder of a baby by her Mom a less grievous crime than adultery. So why such impossible standards demanded of JW?

Some questions for you.

Do you think a fair punishment was handed out to JW or do you think it was a bit over the top? Do you think St. Billo did a right thing by summarily announcing a sentence. Or do you think JW should have been given a opportunity to explain what happen? Was St. Billo the only person who should be given the credit/blame for handing out the sentence. Or do you think the rest of the WM crowd by their silence- Dadi, Adi, Rano, Raashi, Anu, Rohit, Ranveer, Jigs and Sahil- are equally to be credited/blamed. (IMHO, Bani is certainly not responsible as she was too numb to react?) What if JW is found to be innocent? Would you consider his executioners to be guilty of some misdeed? If yes, what should be their punishment? And who would administer that because JW would certainly want to avenge himself even if he finds himself to be innocent?
• And if he is innocent, do you think he deserves some apology/amends for what he has been made to go through? If so, what should the amends be?

Rgds,

Priyanka

PS: Given the fact that JW was drugged, it is almost 100% certain that JW did not do it. But when the sentence was carried out, this fact was not known either to us or to St. Billo's court.

Some questions for you.

Do you think a fair punishment was handed out to JW or do you think it was a bit over the top? Do you think St. Billo did a right thing by summarily announcing a sentence. Or do you think JW should have been given a opportunity to explain what happen?

• Pri,

  I think that the punishment of leaving WM was right for JW for his sin. U know maasi was not aware of the circumstances, but don't u think how maasi may have felt when she came to know about this truth. She brought him like his son and I think may be she may have given more importance to JW over his daughter karuna also and she gave him punishment as she took as her own failure as a mother and to some extent she was right in executing everything if she may not have done that then may be bani may have died or something bad may have happened. As a MIL she was right as at that time she did not treat bani as MIL but as a woman and as a mother sharing grief of her daughter.

  She always wanted JW to not repeat the mistake which his father has made and she was highly disappointed at that point with his deeds and she is completely aware of the fact what type of emotional imbalance a lady feels when she is cheated by his husband. U never know how much she herself may have suffered seeing her sister (JW's mother suffering.

  I do agree that cursing JW was not right and no mother would like to do that, but don't u think what she might have undergone doing that and one thing is very clear that mother's curses are not from heart and they don't effect the child and u never know maasi was also aware of that fact.

Was St. Billo the only person who should be given the credit/blame for handing out the sentence. Or do you think the rest of the WM crowd by their silence- Dadi, Adi, Rano, Raashi, Anu, Rohit, Ranveer, Jigs and Sahil- are equally to be credited/blamed. (IMHO, Bani is certainly not responsible as she was too numb to react?) I think all the family members were equally responsible in that sentence as they have not spoken or uttered a single word at that time. Anyways I don't expect anything from any family member now after fire scene except for rano. What if JW is found to be innocent? Would you consider his executioners to be guilty of some misdeed? If yes, what should be their punishment? And who would administer that because JW would certainly want to avenge himself even if he finds himself to be innocent?
• And if he is innocent, do you think he deserves some apology/amends for what he has been made to go through? If so, what should the amends be?

I think that maasi and aditya, rano also are going to feel the same sorrow as JW himself or bani and don't u think that they will equally be punished with his punishment. So I don't think any punishment is required for them, but ya of course I want punishment for jigs for pushing bani to start banigiri and ranveer also even if he turns positive (as he has not opened his mouth) and want that duffer sahil to go to hell along with pia.

Pri,

• i think now onwards i won't bash ur munna much because he is gonna suffer a lot in next 2-3 months as i read that story is going to take a full circle that means returning to its start and as ur munna is deeply in love with munni so he is going to suffer and i can't say that whether munni is going to suffer anymore or will move on with life smartly without Jw happily.

swati