The Special additional District Sessions Court ( Marad Cases) on 15 th December 2009 awardfed rigorous life imprisonment to 62 accused and a fine of Rs 25000 each in the case relating to the massacre of eight fishermen at the coastal village of Marad on 2 nd may 2003.
The court had on december 27 2008 held 63 persons guilty and acquitted 76 persons in the case. The 62 accused were found guilty under section 302(murder) and section 307(attempt ot murder) and section 153A(Promoting enmity between differernt groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence and doing acts perjudicial to the maintainance of harmony) of Indian Penal Code.
One of the accused, LAtheef Assainar manager of the Juma Masjid at marad, who had been found guilty under section 7 and 9 of the religious institution(prevention of misuse act)1988 was sentenced to under go simple imprisonment for a period of five year and one month and a fine Rs. 2000.
The crime Branch- Criminal Investigation Departnemt probed the case and charge sheeted 150 persons including five juvenils.
The speial public prosecuteor argued the Marad massacre case one of the rarest of the rare case and prayed for imposing death sentence on 14 accused for offence punishable under section 302(murder) of the IPC.
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This post is like reading a particular section of Newspaper . i think it would be great if you could offer your views on the same ! Do you support this punishment . I dont think punishment and contempt for people is the answer or solution for our hatred bred through generations of powerstruggle . It is the struggle for land , and resources which is the original root for such poison breeding . One community feels its rivalled by the other in its glory ! I think the guilty should indeed be punished , but that is only a treatment for the symptom .we are not analysing or dissecting the cause .It needs patience and creativity too . Education and the right kind of education.Todays education is just about creating useful tools for multinationals . I was never really inspired by what i was taught .If anything inspired me it was the people and their quality ! We need education to mould and nourish those people who inspired students . Rather than changing the entire structure of education itself it would be more practical for us to have teachers with kindness and compassion .Individuals with a strong moral and mental charectors who can lead our children to a society more tolerant and more immune to such miscreants who spread hatred
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