Judgement
Ravi Kant Sharma, ex-senior IPS pfficer, who masterminded the gruesome murder of Shivani Bhatnagar,a journalist of Indian Express some nine years back was the principal accused in the case. Yesterday's daily carried the news that he has been awarded life term by the Honourable Justice Shastri. Upto this there was no problem.But whenever portion of the language of the judgement comes in view one gets utterly confused. The Judge while justifying awarding life term in lieu of death penalty to the perpetrator of this heinious criminal offence commented that excepting this act of masterminding the murder, Sharma contributed much to the nation through his service as a cop.He termed Sharma as an "asset to the Nation." Any murderer irrespective of his prior position in the social hierarchy needs to be considered just as another criminal while his offence is duly proved in the court of law. He is not supposed to be unduly praised for his services as cop which he extended for his l