IndiaLaw and crime
Supreme Court frees 70-year-old in 45-year-old Jharkhand murder case, calls it 'failure of judicial system'
The Supreme Court suspended the sentence of a 70-year-old man convicted in a double-murder case in Jharkhand, calling the decades-long litigation a failure of the judicial system. The court noted delays at both the trial and appellate stages.
The Supreme Court has ordered the release of Simon Soren, a 70-year-old man convicted in a double-murder case in Dumka, Jharkhand, describing the nearly 45-year-old litigation as a "failure of judicial system." A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran suspended his sentence on August 19, noting that Soren is undergoing treatment in hospital while in custody.
The case dates back to a double murder in Dumka. The court observed that two of the six accused died before charges were framed, and three of the four convicted died while the appeal was pending before the Jharkhand High Court. The bench also questioned why the high court took more than two decades to decide the appeal filed by Soren.
The bench remarked that the case showed a crime going unpunished while the accused faced a prolonged trial of 22 years, followed by an appeal that was dismissed after another 22 years.
IndiaLaw and crime
Supreme Court frees 70-year-old in 45-year-old Jharkhand murder case, calls it 'failure of judicial system'
The Supreme Court suspended the sentence of a 70-year-old man convicted in a double-murder case in Jharkhand, calling the decades-long litigation a failure of the judicial system. The court noted delays at both the trial and appellate stages.
The Supreme Court has ordered the release of Simon Soren, a 70-year-old man convicted in a double-murder case in Dumka, Jharkhand, describing the nearly 45-year-old litigation as a "failure of judicial system." A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran suspended his sentence on August 19, noting that Soren is undergoing treatment in hospital while in custody.
The case dates back to a double murder in Dumka. The court observed that two of the six accused died before charges were framed, and three of the four convicted died while the appeal was pending before the Jharkhand High Court. The bench also questioned why the high court took more than two decades to decide the appeal filed by Soren.
The bench remarked that the case showed a crime going unpunished while the accused faced a prolonged trial of 22 years, followed by an appeal that was dismissed after another 22 years.