Vishnu Karle

Certain castes have been cursed and regarded as criminal tribes in India.  They have been persecuted for centuries.  They wander from one place to another place for living. Their pain is unheard by the society. No one has any sympathy or kindness towards them.  They are ignored and humiliated on time to time.  The one such tribe in Maharashtra is "Paradhi" (पारधी). They have presence in Maharashtra's rural area especially in Marathwada region of Maharashtra.   The story I am going to tell you is of Krishna and his brother Ravi. Krishna was working as a labourer in a factory in Aurangabad. His brother has a small Tum Tum.  A day ago, Krishna came to Udgir to see his new born baby who is just one month old.  Somewhere in the jurisdiction of Wadhvana police station a robbery happened and Krishna and his brother Ravi were picked up by the Local Crime Branch in Latur.  Both of them were beaten till the blood come out of their mouth. They were cryi...

Before Mr. Justice Macpherson and Mr. Justice Morris.   QUEEN v. NOBIN CHUNDER BANERJEE .   Judgment Date : 1873 October 24   Citation :  13 Bengal Law Reports, Ap. 20/   1873, Volume 20 WR (Weekly Reports) Page, 70  Criminal Procedure Code (Act X. of 1872), s. 263-Verdict of Jury-Murder-Insanity. - Baboo Juggadanund Mookerjee for the Crown. - Mr. Bonnerjee (with him Baboo Bacharam Mookerjee) for the prisoner. THE facts are sufficiently stated in the judgment of the Court, which was delivered by MACPHERSON, J.- The jury in this case have found that the prisoner caused the death of his wife, but that he is not guilty of murder, because, when he killed her, he, by reason of unsoundness of mind, was incapable of knowing that he was doing an act which was wrong or contrary to law. The Sessions Judge, disagreeing with the verdict of the jury as regards the unsoundness of the prisoner's mind, was of opinion that he ought to have been convicted of murder; and he ...

 In the last six-seven months, I have met thousands of prisoners in jail. I interacted with murderers, thieves, dacoits, rapists, fraudsters and some innocent people too. Whenever I went inside the jail, I realised only one thing, that,  living without freedom is not living at all. Freedom is everything in life. If a man is not free then he is a dead body.  Prisons are man made hells built on the earth. There is no freedom inside the prison.  Prisoners lose their mental well being in jail.  They have to eat whatever is given, do not have a mobile phone, are completely cut off from the society, yet there are some criminals who come to jail again and again. Perhaps they prefer jail as their home.         I have one such story of a thief. This is the story of a 25-26 year old Ganesh. Ganesh's profession is to go to any deserted house and commit theft. Sometimes in a house, sometimes in a temple. At least 40 cases of theft are registered against ...