If petty thefts take place, the thief is caught and beaten up. Then he is handed to the police who beat him as the process of investigation starts. Custodial deaths are frequent, as suspects are beaten badly while interrogated. Trying out pending cases takes years and years and under-trials are kept in jail for decades. Giving justice to the arrested takes a very long time. Law takes a long time to. Long jail sentences further aggravates the individual who is accused. But capital punishment is rare. Only those who can afford good lawyers keep seeking justice through higher courts. The rich men commit more crimes, and also get away with it. The poorest who commit petty crimes or just suspected to have committed crime, get penalised the most. When the innocent persons are framed for crimes and are punished for crimes which they had never committed, we know that our judicial system is not good. Long trials only reflect the fact that justice delayed is justice denied. So if there is hell on earth, it is for those who are accused in India.
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