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The Supreme Court while convicting the accused in August 2015 in a Criminal Appeal imposed a fine of Rs 60 crore. This amount has been paid to the Delhi government to set up another trauma centre in Dwarka, New Delhi. AVUT is following up with the Delhi Government for the implementation of the same.
Our nation has witnessed innumerable tragedies. Although the magnitude of these tragedies varies, there is one common thread that runs through each of the aforesaid mass tragedies in the last quarter of a century – all of them were man-made. Each tragedy represents man’s never-ending greed and/or intentional ignorance to public safety laws.
Under our current system, such offenders are booked under Section 304-A of the Indian Penal Code which translates into causing death due to a rash and negligent act. However, this in itself is a mockery of justice since the irony of the situation is that the said provision is classified as ‘bailable,’. In other words, unless the accused is convicted by the Supreme Court, there is no fear of his being incarcerated, irrespective of the number of deaths he might have caused. In this grim scenario, incidents of such catastrophic magnitude are bound to recur since there is no legal deterrence that can emphasise the overwhelming importance of safety, and instill fear in the minds of possible wrongdoers.