tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134852629650858038.post8861618218308921302..comments2023-10-31T07:06:40.316-07:00Comments on george.reddy.amar.rahe: in plain sightkarl reddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858635802346650267noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134852629650858038.post-32036988015440724942012-02-03T06:21:32.524-08:002012-02-03T06:21:32.524-08:00Nothing is more likely to get a conviction than in...Nothing is more likely to get a conviction than insider testimony: a witness privy to knowledge only an insider could have. Yet the criminal justice system in India has no use for approvers. Torture is the only method for getting a confession. This has sanction in The Arthashastra.<br />Caste determines the type of torture – certain methods cannot be used on a Brahmin – and even the punishment. But Kautilya only put into words what was a fact since time immemorial: caste is the sole determinant in the justice system. Justice would not be seen to be done if a Brahmin were convicted and a Chandala went scot-free. <br />Consider, for instance, the turn the 2G Scam trial would take if A Raja were allowed to turn approver.<br />margazhi mamimargazhi mamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13233593627778675039noreply@blogger.com