Remember Sarvjeet Singh Bedi? Yes, you recalled him right! He is the same man who became the object of disgust in just few hours and all the credit goes to Jasleen Kaur, the girl who made every possible attempt to prove him guilty and accused him of eve teasing at the time when she was walking down Tilak Nagar Street.
The disgraceful incident took place on 23rd August, 2015, and she initially got full support and sympathy of common public as well as media for obvious reasons. In our society, girls are generally thought to be innocent and weak while men are born with a label of wrongdoers and if any unfavorable thing takes place, men are held responsible for that. The sad part is that it all happens without unfolding layers of truth and verifying facts and the same was the case with Sarvjeet.
He had to bear all the criticism despite the fact that he didn’t actually deserve it and the one who should be punished, i.e., Jasleen, is roaming freely. Sarvjeet is suffering for a crime which he didn’t commit and has to appear in the court constantly for proving himself innocent. On the other hand, the girl is nowhere to be seen after ruining the life of a young man. No one can deny the essential fact that she has blemished his image for the rest of his life and even though allegations against him are wrong, he will never be able to wash out the stains of defame.
The most disgusting thing is that no considerable action has been taken by the Indian judiciary system with regard to the case so far, which has finally left the man broken and hopeless.
He had to wait for a long period of six months for the first hearing date, i.e., March 4, 2016, in Mahila Court Tis Hazari and since no conclusion could be made, he was given the second date which was June 7, 2016. After that, the judge was on leave and he got the next hearing date, i.e., November 21, 2016. Even in that hearing, no judgment came and he was asked to appear in the court on February 13, 2017, and on this date too, nothing happened. Sarvjeet got one more date, i.e., March 4, 2017, and once again, he was given the next date which is April 17, 2017. Now it’s getting intolerable.
Imagine the mental condition of Sarvjeet, from August 23, 2015 to April 17, 2017, there have been almost 20 months, i.e., 1.5 years and still no sufficient progress could be seen. However, the only difference is that Sarvjeet got the copies of Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) today. It took the court 1.5 years to give him the copies of FSL; now what can we expect in the next hearing?
Take a look at the copies of FSL:
If we evaluate the matter from the psychological point of view, this case must have affected Sarvjeet to a great extent and he must be under tremendous mental pressure. What’s more, it’s said that lie also appears to be true if it’s repeated over and over again and we expect the Indian judiciary to take the right judgment before it’s too late and the man loses this war with his inner self.
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