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unhingedaspie-33007

If you are poor you are screwed
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If you are upper middle class you will get dates justice bail and possible civil rights like first world countries
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Downside dishonesty in public administration
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Upside : the downside works both ways
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Bottom line : You have a handful countries only where system is great only because of less population but they are collapsing day by day
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So focus on work hard make wealth and escape the matrix instead

Sure-Environment9072

It was always time to work hard and leave.

use_me_not

I have no love left for this nation sorry , I hate the people , the culture and the religion, nothing good ever happens here. People are selfish , colorists , conservative and backwards without any civic sense or concern for others. Such a self centred approach to life , the society is just degenrate full of rapists , pedos and misogynists. 

The culture is repulsive and downright disgusting with child marriages , sati , cow dung worship and what not. A right wing government is operating the country like dictators and the people are happy and accepting the oppression. 

They tax you like USA but the services are like Uganda , can't walk 2 feet without encountering cow shit , most places smell of pee with shameless men , pissing wherever and whenever they want. 

Everybody is ready to scam you or cheat you out of your money , can't trust no one. The religious retardation was one thing already but nowadays language retardation has seeped in , Indians live in a shit hole of their own making. 

Horrible roads , horrible smells, horrid pollution , overpopulated asf.... If there's a hell hole on earth , it's this country.

9yr_old

ProfileWorking6460

Did you forget the "Protests" when Ram Rahim was arrested? 

I wouldn't trust fellow countrymen with a 10 rupee note, let alone delivering justice.

fuckpoliticsss

If you had some important case going on, do you honestly trust random people around you to make those important decisions on your life? The jury system is stupid and prone to whatever biases exist in society.

Humble-Muffin-4756

While the Nanavati (Ref: Akshay Kumar's Rustom) case was a watershed moment in the overall system growing disillusioned with the jury system, over the next decade or so, several factors such as emotional bias, political pressures, etc. continued to contribute to the decline of jury reputation. This blog discusses in detail: https://blog.ipleaders.in/the-jury-system-in-india-and-its-decline with a reference to the last jury case ever held in India in 1973.

The90sManchild

Given how easy it is to bribe people, the jury system will be a very bad idea. Right now, at least there is a slim possibility that the judge may be an honest person. With the jury system, lawyers will ensure selecting a jury made up of people who can be brought and then it just depends on who's paying them more.

kingsnowsand

theleavesfell2

The Indian courts are already overburdened with cases; you're suggesting adding more proceedings for the court and the advocates such as selection of jury members, communicating jury instructions, objections and removal of jurors, further delay in decision-making, etc. to this already stressed system.

Courts in India hear as high as 100 matters in a day - who will manage juries even if 10 of these matters are listed for arguments? It can't be the judge because there's already a shortage of judges to perform their duties as they stand today.

Contrary to popular belief, even in a jury-system, most legal work (like admission of evidences, objections, etc.) can only be performed by a judge. Just because an arbitrary number of people were explained the relevant law in a very condensed fashion and were added to the final adjudication process, that does not mean the decision would be somehow better or more legally consistent.

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The justice system should create express lane for rapists

Mammoth_Outcome2463

&gt;Isn't it better to have 12 or any arbitrary number of random people decide the case at hand rather than a single judge

It comes down to whether you want letter of the law to be followed or public morality and emotion determine how  a situation is dealt with.

In india (a democracy) we emphasize on letter of law.

killmeemllik

In a country where witnesses go hostile due to threats and corruption and where there's no witnesses protection program for whistle-blowers. Where straight-arrowed journalists receive threats on social media everyday and where people elect politicians with criminal records? Do you think a jury system will be immune to these problems and biases?

Before that you need to understand the condition of courts in India. The legal system only exists so the rich can preserve their wealth and ensure their safety. Look at the legal backlog, case timelines, and pre-verdict prisoners and it will be clear that there is practicality no honourable discourse for common people. Getting into a legal matter by itself is a punishment. Nobody is fighting for you anywhere..

ScoobySnack87

Normal lawyers usually have 2 or 3 cases a day while public prosecutors are expected to do cases from morning to evening. Also they are entirely at mercy of police actually giving them evidence 

I don't understand why the government don't hire more public prosecutors or appoint lawyers on temporary basis. They are lot of Junior lawyers who could easily deal with less serious cases  to build experience freeing up Prosecutor to focus on serious cases

Noobodiiy

I'm quite anti-bjp in my politics. Despite my personal beliefs there have been some concrete and long lasting positive steps taken by the govt.

-bThere are 27 new state of the art forensic labs opening up in the country to help achieve better forensic data to eventually begin having chain of custody processes as standard. 
- making the international standard in healthcare/labs/diagnostics of NABL / ISO 17025 so the entry standard has become very high and very competitive matching with international standards
- public prosecutors now are contractual roles with incentives and contract terms as short as 4 years (you would know how simple commerical litigations end up taking 5-7 years easy on the district level alone) - ensuring that perfomance based retention happens. 
As these are contractual roles - the lawyers don't get CGHS, no retirement, none of the perks around education for your children etc thus being cheaper than the older breed of public prosecutors. 
- to incentivise younger, tier 1/2 law college graduates to work for the govt - there are programs where judges hire judges assistants straight from colleges and young lawyers with 1-3 years experience. With a starting stipend of 50k in delhi, and get incentives in matters where the court has impounded any property. Thus giving a first hand experience of working for the govt in justice and getting good pay which pays a little less than private law firms but with better work-life balance. 

Source - my wife, best friend, a few neighbours of the last 30 years,about a dozen friends - are all practicing lawyers. Across the board as in-house counsel, running a law firm, working for a law firm in litigation, working as a contract lawyer for the ministry of corporate affairs, 2 folks who are the third generation lawyer inheriting  40+ year legacy law firms.

Humble_Consequence20

They don't even appear in court. Usually on ground, complainant's private lawyer end up representing the aggrieved party in criminal cases. Public prosecutors allow it and courts allow it too. They only appear in high profile cases.

cyber_gateway

The answer is setting of accountability.

Most district attorney in USA are directly elected. And these DAs have one job and responsibility which is to prosecute criminals in their constituency.

While in India, public prosecutor is just another govt official.

In USA, all of these jobs are directly elected with just one responsibility. Attorney General, Comptroller. They are directly elected with just one responsibility

Ok-Treacle-6615

You can watch online but stay on mute and never create any disturbance 

moonshinekiss

Entrance to the hc may be difficult but you can walk into any of the district courts and watch the proceedings there. 

You can watch people argue their cases online through the hc website and cause lists, but I don't know if you can watch trials that way. 

In the Madras High court, evidence and trial is conducted before someone known as the Master. Objections are recorded and are answered by the Judge when it goes to them for arguments / hearing. You can't watch the trial conducted there online. You'll have to be present physically if you wish to, and they won't let you in unless you have a reason to be there, sanctioned by your lawyer for that specific case that is listed on that specific date.

afromace7

Yes, but you should take your own popcorn.

melancholy-musings

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