Just what's happening? (Letter to Editor)

Author: Srinivas Bangarbale, Washington DC
Publication: The Pioneer
Date: December 13, 2004

Sir-While repealing POTA, Home Minister Shivraj Patil has said the  strict bail provisions of the law went against normal practices of  jurisprudence and that an accused should get bail, till his trial  begins to be conducted. One is indeed bewildered at the Minister's  warped sense of justice. While the Shankaracharya languishes in  judicial custody and is being denied bail, provisions are being made  for a terrorist to walk away from the court with a legally  sanctioned bail!
 

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