Lack of legal literacy even among the educated citizens, particularly about criminal laws, is one of the reasons why criticism is seen on social media when courts pass orders granting bail and acquitting persons in criminal cases, said Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, a judge of the Supreme Court of India.
He was speaking at the valedictory ceremony of the silver jubilee event of the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA) in Bengaluru on Friday.
“...I realise that even educated citizens are not aware of provisions of the law, particularly criminal laws. And that is how when a judicial officer or a judge grants bail or acquits there is a lot of criticism on social media. Because even the educated classes do not realise the difference between grant of bail or acquittals. They do not know why bail is granted.”
