<p> Reacting to the judgment, Jethmalani said: “If the judge has accepted the conspiracy theory, as claimed by the prosecution, then it was a big slap on the Congress party”.<br /><br />“With the verdict, the position of the Congress has become more ridiculous now,” he said. With regard to the acquittal of 63 people, he said, he would first like to see the judgment to form any view on it.<br /><br />Activist lawyers termed the verdict as “tragedy” and “travesty of justice” saying out of 94 accused, as many as 63, who were acquitted, had been kept in jails without any evidence for nine years. “Who will punish the people who directed the innocent to be put behind the bars,” asked senior advocate Colin Gonsavles. He said it was the failure of our justice delivery system that 63 people languished in jails for nine years.<br /><br />Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan said it was travesty of justice. “I believe that most of the people acquitted by the court were denied bail and spent all these years behind the bars. Who will compensate for the loss of valuable years of their lives,” he asked.<br /><br />Prime accused Maulana Umarji was picked up one year after the incident for raising his voice against Narendra Modi, Gonsalves alleged.<br /><br />Noted criminal lawyer Kamini Jaiswal asked the government to bring in a concept of compensation in criminal justice system for those who had to bear the brunt of such a trial and faced incarceration for such a long time. <br /><br />“It is high time the government adopted a system of compensation as one can’t be allowed to take away the precious time of one’s life by putting him or her in jails,” she said.</p>
<p> Reacting to the judgment, Jethmalani said: “If the judge has accepted the conspiracy theory, as claimed by the prosecution, then it was a big slap on the Congress party”.<br /><br />“With the verdict, the position of the Congress has become more ridiculous now,” he said. With regard to the acquittal of 63 people, he said, he would first like to see the judgment to form any view on it.<br /><br />Activist lawyers termed the verdict as “tragedy” and “travesty of justice” saying out of 94 accused, as many as 63, who were acquitted, had been kept in jails without any evidence for nine years. “Who will punish the people who directed the innocent to be put behind the bars,” asked senior advocate Colin Gonsavles. He said it was the failure of our justice delivery system that 63 people languished in jails for nine years.<br /><br />Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan said it was travesty of justice. “I believe that most of the people acquitted by the court were denied bail and spent all these years behind the bars. Who will compensate for the loss of valuable years of their lives,” he asked.<br /><br />Prime accused Maulana Umarji was picked up one year after the incident for raising his voice against Narendra Modi, Gonsalves alleged.<br /><br />Noted criminal lawyer Kamini Jaiswal asked the government to bring in a concept of compensation in criminal justice system for those who had to bear the brunt of such a trial and faced incarceration for such a long time. <br /><br />“It is high time the government adopted a system of compensation as one can’t be allowed to take away the precious time of one’s life by putting him or her in jails,” she said.</p>
