Doctor jailed in India - for taking 50 cents bribe 24 years ago

Man jailed for taking 50 cents 24 years ago

Wed Feb 4, 2009 10:22am EST

PATNA, India (Reuters) - An Indian court sentenced a 75-year-old doctor to jail for accepting half a dollar as a bribe nearly a quarter of a century ago, officials said Wednesday.

India's federal police caught Balgovind Prasad accepting 25 rupees (51 cents) from a sweeper in 1985 for issuing a fake medical certificate, police said.

The case dragged on for years and Prasad was convicted in 1992 and given a one-year jail term. He was freed as he appealed the sentence.

Tuesday, a higher court in India's eastern state of Bihar state reduced the one-year term to three months, saying the bribe amount was too small, but directed the police to take Prasad into custody as he was guilty of the crime.

"The case was also dragging and the bribe money was too small, so Prasad thought he would get a reprieve from the court," prosecution lawyer Vipin Kumar Sinha told reporters after the verdict. "But all the charges has been proved against him."

Indian justice is often delivered at a glacial pace and a case can drag for decades with endless hearings.

(Writing by Bappa Majumdar; Editing by Alistair Scrutton and Sugita Katyal)

We should ask ourselves this question.

Who is the real and the biggest wrong doer here.

The 75 year old doctor
OR
The Indian justice system and its horrific delays.
OR
A government apparatus, even after 60 years of independance
have done NOTHING to bring much needed reforms in the legal system.

Your be the judge.

Is he was the only one person to thake bribe ...

Dear Readers,

I am very disappointed that the Topic posted by The most Full member of this wonderful site "Man jailed for taking 50 cents 24 years ago" was already posted by me in the Topic Listed at 'India's common mens issues" titled as " Hats off to CBI for pursuing the case for 24 year and finally prosecuting the .. ' the subject is different but the Body is the same.

How could a full member with almost 140 posts duplicate a post?

There is a saying in Hyderabad ' Purani Masjid ko naya chunna lagaya gaya"

I bid this wonderul site a good bye today, will miss it as there seems to be politics here too. with a Indian tinge in it, Sad very sad.

Hello Mr Sensitive.

I am not at all aware that you had posted this article.

For your information, this is a common news article that appeared
in many news papers. And it is of public interest.

It is not a proprietary authored article or thesis by you or any author
that is bound by exclusivity or proprietary rights.
It is just a public news article.

I cannot understand the basis of your annoyance or upset condition.
Perhaps you should analyze and rationalize more.
Regards
Pluto