I have no sympathy for MK and his family, but, I don't understand why Kani (why only Kani, why not Dayalu who is supposed to be even a larger shareholder?) and Raja are denied bail. The only legitimate reason for denying bail is the chance that accused may abscond. How big a risk is this in the case of these two people?
Another possibility is the fear that they may attempt to tamper evidence, but would that not be even a more serious crime? Perhaps the prosecutors are not confident that if tampering occurs they may not be able to make the tampering charge stick. Of course that is a problem, but that is a problem for the prosecutors, not the justice system. IMO, by denying bail to the accused on these grounds, the justice system in India is taking a beating.
Once again, I have no sympathy for the family, I am sure there was massive corruption in this deal, and all the culprits must be charged, tried, and if convicted thrown in prison for a long time, as per law. Throwing just a few people in jail before conviction is a travesty, and smacks of political intrigue.
Cheers!
prof,
i am sorry to say that you havent understood the 'case' in it's 'entirety' presumably because you dont track tn politics carefully.
this is actually an "open and shut" case...."opened" to preclude muka shedding croc tears for sl tamils & isolating congress and will be "shut" as more evidence points to the complicity of congress in the deals.
i wish to assure you that the principles of natural justice have been fully followed in this case, evidence of which is as below :
a. kani despite being daughter of someone described as an "expert in scientific corruption" by sarkaria commission, was so naive to take the "cut" in "white"...so she was given ample time to redo the paperwork to show the 214 cr payoff as a loan and "return" it. her tenure in tihar is the price she's paying for her naivety & living up to the adage "vadhyar pulla makku". as muka's daughter she had to much much better than this.
b. a raaaaasa is in jail because that's the only way perhaps to keep him alive.
c. you are joking, arent you when you say that tampering evidence is a more "serious crime"...do you seriously believe that cbi can run behind kani & co, once she's let off and hope to "recover" evidence ? sir, you have to realize that you are talking of india and especially tamil nadu.
i've loved kani's incarceration, not just because i am convinced she's guilty but it brought out the "scientific temper" of muka - within 2 trips to tihar, he "scientifically" concluded that a "flower" placed in tihar would wilt within "15 minutes". it is enshrined in indian constitution that govt should do all that it can to promote scientific temper in the nation, so what better way ?
i am surprised when you say that throwing people in jail before conviction is travesty of justice...it is not, legally as you would surely know, the persons are treated as "under trial prisoners" and are exempted from wearing prison clothes etc.. also if convicted, the period of under trial is reduced from the overall sentence.
given the complexity of the case, i think the progress has been reasonably quick.