Trial of Mondol's killers

The speedy trial tribunals have been constituted with a view to accelerating the pace of meting out justice, which will help restore people's confidence in the efficacy of the law. Some crimes may not fall in the general category for a host of reasons. The murder of Advocate Mondol was certainly one of the rare instances of a lawyer being eliminated only because he was extending legal aid to a litigant. When such outrageous acts of violence take place, the law itself is undermined. And things worsen further if the killers are not brought to justice with due haste.

The relatives of the victims have expressed their satisfaction with the court verdict. Of course they had the right to seek justice and they feel that finally it has come their way. The court has very rightly observed that the verdict will act as a deterrent against attacks on lawyers. Obviously, no legal system can work smoothly if legal practitioners become the targets of criminals and society fails to protect them.

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It is a harsh truth that criminals, particularly those having the blessing of influential quarters, have been showing little regard for the law. Many of them could not even be arrested despite the much-vaunted anti-crime drives being launched from time to time. Apart from being a threat to citizens, these criminals exert a destablising influence on society. Regrettably, many of them are still operating freely. However, if the noose of the law is tightened through speedy trial of known criminals it will be easier to contain crime.

The idea of setting up speedy trial tribunals has begun to pay dividends. One thing is pretty clear that we cannot any more afford to allow cases to be dragged on for years, particularly when they have a direct bearing on the law and order situation.

Since it is possible to organise speedy trial, the idea should be extended as far as possible to other courts also.