The Mandsaur rape case which has caught fire due to the cruelty has done by the culprits to the 8-year-old girl. The massive outrage on the harmony of the pain that the girl is suffering, the whole of India demanding capital punishment for the accused of such disgraceful act. In order to bring timely justice to the victim Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan has written a plea to Dipak Misra, Chief Justice of India for expediting the hearing in the rape case.
While suggesting setting up of fast-track Higher Courts for timely justice, the CM also stated such arrangement as an important set up that should be instilled in the current system for prioritizing such cases.
The letter reads: “"As representative of a large population of this country, I request the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India to look into the issue to expedite the hearing of appeals of rape cases by setting up of fast-track Higher Courts or an arrangement in the current hearing system to accord high priority to such cases.”
He also expressed his views about the women and threats that are prevailing in their life and said: “The menace of rape has shaken the conscience of the common man. I personally believe that a girl child is a form of Goddess Durga and therefore I start my development projects by offering obeisance to girl children and have the utmost respect for women,”
Notably, for effective proceedings in such cases, MP government already have a Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance 2018, which was passed by the respective government in December, according to which a person who found guilty in raping girls less than 12 years should be awarded death penalty for the same. While appreciating the move CM said that “The State of Madhya Pradesh was the first in India to pass a Bill providing for the death penalty to an accused convicted of raping a girl under 12 years of age. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance 2018 also provides for the same. However, stringent penal provisions in law seem to un-deter a few hardcore criminal-minded people, who do not seem to be afraid of getting punished by the system,”
“Though the Judiciary has taken care to establish Rule of Law and punish the culprits, it is also our duty to bring peace and harmony in the society. As Hon'ble Chief Justice of India, you are aware that the lndore case, where the investigation was completed in seven days and trial in another 22 days but, until appeals are decided by the High Courts and Apex Court expeditiously, justice cannot be done. I do not say that an accused does not have a right to fair trial but speedy trial reduces the psychological sufferings of the rape victim and also sets an example for others.”, he further added.
Notably, a second standard girl was kidnapped from her school that was situated in Hafiz Colony on 26th June and allegedly gang-raped at her house. The girl who is admitted to Indore hospital is now out of danger and recovering slowly. Reportedly, police have caught two accused in the case.
