‘Get back to prison’
The overwhelming popular approval of the Supreme Court of India’s ruling in the Bilkis Bano case has partially redeemed the Court’s faltering record in correcting the injustices of our legal processes. It has established that the idea of justice and the spirit of the law are etched in the hearts of the people and are sustained in the consciousness of the nation, which must find reflection in judicial justice.
The Bilkis Bano tragedy went beyond injustice. It scarred the nation’s soul and mocked the Republic’s constitutional guarantees. The depravity of the offence will never be forgotten. The top court’s decision will hopefully heal the wound inflicted on the nation’s conscience.
