The court was hearing a case against her husband Pawan Kumar, mother-in-law Satbiro, father-in-law Kaptan Singh and brother-in-law Daljeet Singh.
According to the prosecution, Bharti was found dead in abnormal circumstances on October 3, 2007 within one and a half years of her marriage.The court noted that according to the post-mortem report, the cause of death was u201casphyxia due to smotheringu201d. It said police did not make any effort to find how the deceased was smothered nor was any material examined or seized in this regard.The IO (investigating officer) did not make any inquiry regarding the identity of the accused persons who were present at the house at the approximate time of the incident and no inquiries were made from the tenants residing on the ground floor of the same house, the court said.u201cProsecution has not discharged its initial onus to prove the manner and persons behind homicidal death,u201d the court added.The court, however, said there was evidence to prove that the deceasedu2019s harassment started from the time of her marriage and continued till her death.The court acquitted the accused of the charges of murder and causing the disappearance of evidence.
Image source – Hindustan Times This decision, although made, will never bring any peace to the victim. This decision comes after the high court of Kolkata on 16th January gave its verdict in the oldest pending case of 72 years! The judge who gave the verdict was ironically born 10 years later after the filing of the case!There is zero wonder about the record-breaking pending decisions in the courts of our country out of which many will be worthless because the one seeking justice is no more.Comment down your views about this flaw of the Indian judicial system.
