Role of Supreme Court and rapes of minor girls.

To,                            Date; 17.2.2016

Hon’ble Chief Justice of India,

Supreme Court of India, New Delhi.

Sir,

1.     There are 90 rape cases in India every day. Every 22 minutes, a women gets raped. Only 1 out of 10 is reported. From the ones reported barely 25% get convicted. Supreme court stays executions in all cases of convictions, e.g.

i.      11.2.2016 DNA Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the execution of a death row convict earlier sent to gallows by it for raping and killing a four-year-old girl in Mumbai in 2008. 

         http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-supreme-court-stays-execution-of-convict-who-raped-and-killed-4-year-old-2176382

ii.      19.1.2016 TOI Supreme Court on Monday stayed the execution of two condemned prisoners who were awarded death for sexually assaulting young girls before killing them. 

        http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Apex-court-stays-execution-of-two-death-row-prisoners/articleshow/50633076.cms

iiia.   15.3.2014 Supreme Court stayed the death sentence of two of the four men convicted of the fatal gang-rape of a student in New Delhi.

        http://www.rawstory.com/2014/03/indias-top-court-stays-execution-of-two-delhi-gang-rapists/

iiib.   July 14, 2014 TOI The Supreme Court on Monday stayed till further orders the execution of death penalty of two of the four convicts in the December 16 gang rape-and-murder case.

        http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Nirbhaya-gang-rape-case-Supreme-Court-stays-hanging-of-2-convicts/articleshow/38378336.cms

iv.     9.9.2014 Supreme Court on Monday stayed the execution of Surinder Koli, convicted in 2006 for the rape and murder of a 14-year old girl.

        http://www.indtvusa.com/indias-supreme-court-stays-execution-of-serial-murderer/

v.     9.8.2013 Supreme Court has stayed the execution of a man found guilty of beheading his five daughters three years ago.

         http://news.trust.org/item/20130809122708-gcb4n/

2.     Above list is endless. Following is list of executions in other countries in 2013;-

a.           People's Republic of China     2,400 (estimate No official number)

b.     Iran                              369+

c.      Iraq                              169+

d.     Saudi Arabia                    79+

e.     Japan                                8

f.      Vietnam                            7+

g.     Taiwan                              6

h.     Indonesia                          5

i.      Kuwait                              5

etc etc etc                +++++

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment 

3.     In all countries where law regarding capital punishment is upheld, there is lesser crime including rapes which are far less in above countries. In India, there is capital punishment to rape and murder, however Law is good only when it is upheld by Judges. By staying execution of rapists, Supreme Court has only encouraged rape and subsequent horrible and heinous murder of young girls at the hands of perpetrators. Hence the question, Is Supreme Court in favor of rape and murder of girls?

4.     Government is answerable to people not the judges. However that does not mean that judges should shy away from doing their duty. Duty of Supreme Court is to uphold law. It should fast track all cases of rapes, sedition, terrorism and mass murders etc to reduce heinous crime.

In service of nation,
KD Aggarwal