"It is good to know that after this rather tragic incident of December 16, people have started raising their voices against certain crimes against society, against crime against women. But the immediate reaction of people has been that don't put these persons to trial, hand them over to us, we will deal with them, hang them.
"Now these kinds of sentiments, which are emotional, are rather dangerous sentiments. But these emotions will continue until the matter comes to us and we deal with them expeditiously," Justice Altamas Kabir said inaugurating the first of the five fast track courts that will hear cases of sexual offences against women.
The FTC, inaugurated by the CJI in Saket court complex in South Delhi in the presence of Delhi High Court Chief Justice D Murugesan, will conduct the trial of the accused in the gangrape of a Delhi girl who also suffered a brutal assault that led to her death in a Singapore hospital last week.
Justice Kabir said, "Let us not lose sight of the fact that a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Let us balance things. Let us not get carried away. Provide justice in a fair but swift manner so that faith of people is once again restored that the judiciary is there behind the common man. These kinds of crimes, which have been on an upswing, will be taken care of." (More)
