A retired High Court Judge from Bihar, now a senior advocate in Supreme Court told me this story today.
It happened before his eyes.
A rich man killed a young girl. Her mother was watching it. She was the prime eye witness.
Rich man tried hard to hush up the case. But the mother went door to door seeking justice. Finally the pressure of mother worked.
The man was arrested. After some months his trial began.
The mother was cited as prime eye witness by prosecution.
She said in court, that she does not know the accused. She had never seen the accused. She said that the accused has not killed her daughter.
She had taken money from the Rich Accused to turn hostile in court. She took money and let go the killer of her daughter.
There are many many shocking cases which are not reported by media and people never know.
People just blame Judge.
But what can a judge do if people do not come forward to give evidence in courts?
The Point.
If you have never gone in any court as a witness, then you have not right to criticise judges.
