Lawyers' Pains in taking corruption cases of small people (Bribes about Rs.3000/-)

Law is a net from which big fishes can escape but small fishes are trapped.

When a small man is caught taking small bribes of Rs.500/- to Rs.3000/-, he is shattered mentally as well as physically.

He sees that people around him, officials above him, taking bribes of millions and roaming free. Whereas he finds himself being caught for taking a very small bribe !

His mind is shocked with disbelief. He is arrested.

His family reputation is ruined. His children's are stamped with stigma. He can no more he look in eyes of his children.

He falls ill. Some develop disease like parkinson. Sadness kills their whole immune system. They come to us with medical reports of all kinds of treatments. All diseases visit them after they are trapped.

Most of them get crippled by the time their trial is over, their appeal is over and they look as last hope to Supreme Court.

And when his case comes to court, he finds judges merciless.

The rule says, they must first surrender in Jail, however serious their conditions be.

Thereafter their case comes for hearing.

Here, judges tell them that corruption is cancer of society, no mercy.

They cannot argue that "Sir, we are small fishes trapped in the net. The corrupt people who siphon off millions are roaming free."

Law does not say that Judges should be merciful too small fishes when big fishes are moving free in sea.

Before law, small fish or a big fish, all are equal.

Whoever gets trapped in the net of law, must be executed as per law.

Haresh Raichura
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