Even Valmiki Was A Criminal Before He Wrote The Ramayana. Society Creates Criminals
Kerala Excessive Court docket highlights that Indian felony legislation ought to concentrate on reform, not simply punishment. Justice Kunhikrishnan explains that social points usually lead folks to crime and everybody deserves a second likelihood.
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KOCHI: The Kerala Excessive Court docket reminded everybody that Indian felony legislation relies on reform and never solely on punishment.
Justice PV Kunhikrishnan, whereas listening to a case, mentioned that an individual doesn’t change into a felony by beginning. Many exterior issues lead folks to do crimes.
These embrace poverty, no correct training, no jobs, damaged household conditions, and psychological well being issues that aren’t handled.
“To take away felony actions from our society, higher training, creating job alternatives, assist for psychological well being, neighborhood engagement, and so forth., are necessary. By addressing these underlying components, society can work in direction of decreasing crime charges and selling a safer, extra supportive atmosphere for all, together with the criminals,”
-the Court docket mentioned.
The decide clearly talked about that society can be accountable for creating criminals, so society should additionally assist to alter them and convey them again on the fitting path.
“An atmosphere wherein society continues responsible criminals merely due to their previous historical past ought to be averted. An individual shouldn’t be born as a felony. The society and all of us create criminals due to sure conditions which ought to be averted. Due to this fact, each citizen has an obligation to see that the criminals are happening a reformatory pathway,”
-the Court docket added.
To offer a deep instance, Justice Kunhikrishnan talked concerning the well-known Hindu sage Valmiki, who had as soon as lived a lifetime of crime earlier than writing the nice epic Ramayana.
“As per the Hindu purana, ‘Ramayanam’ was written by Valmiki. Valmiki, probably the most revered sages in Hindu mythology, was initially a forest dweller who lived a lifetime of crime, by robbing travellers within the forest to assist his household. The puranic story says that, after he met the ‘Saptarishis’ (Seven sages) and heard their phrases, he reformed and thereafter wrote the nice epic ‘Ramayana’. It can’t be mentioned {that a} felony will all the time be a felony and a rowdy will all the time be a rowdy. If the particular person is coming with a real declare that he’s on the reformative pathway, the court docket can not ignore the identical”,
-the Court docket mentioned.
Justice Kunhikrishnan additionally talked about an analogous scenario from 2023 when he gave parole to a widely known felony Ripper Jayanandhan to attend the launch of his e book.
“I’m not saying that the above-mentioned particular person is already reformed. Nevertheless it appears that he’s on the trail of reformation. It is usually to be famous that the kin of the individuals who had been murdered by him are additionally within the society. That is without doubt one of the the reason why he’s persevering with in jail even now,”
-the decide clarified.
This judgment got here whereas listening to a petition filed by a person whose identify and photograph had been within the rowdy record of Fort Kochi Police Station. He instructed the Court docket that he had not been a part of any crime prior to now eight years, had a steady job, a greater group of mates, and often visited the church.
He additionally mentioned that he was acquitted in all however one case, and the trial within the remaining case (the place he’s the eighth accused) remains to be ongoing.
The Public Prosecutor strongly opposed the request. He mentioned the person nonetheless had connections with criminals, so the police ought to proceed to look at him.
However the Court docket determined to provide the person a second likelihood. The Excessive Court docket ordered the elimination of his identify and photograph from the rowdy record.
Nonetheless, the Court docket reminded the person that this was an opportunity to stroll the fitting path, and likewise appreciated that the police’s authentic intention was to guard society.
The Court docket additionally spoke about how rowdy lists shouldn’t be placed on public show in police stations.
“It’s clear that the images of the criminals will not be displayed within the police station premises, which is accessible to the general public. It is going to be stored in a safe space accessible solely to the police personnel, making certain confidentiality and stopping public publicity. Due to this fact, there isn’t any infringement of the privateness of the criminals, and society must also know the identical,”
-the Court docket added.
The petitioner was represented by Advocate Shabu Sreedharan.
Senior Public Prosecutor P Narayanan and Senior Authorities Pleader Sajju S appeared for the State.
CASE TITLE:
Nixon vs The Metropolis Police Commissioner.
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