Justice Denied to BMW victims

Delhi High Court reduces jail term of BMW case convict

IANS | New Delhi

The Delhi High Court Monday reduced the jail term of Sanjeev Nanda from five years to two for running over six people in his BMW car 10 years ago.

Justice Kailash Gambhir reduced Nanda's sentence after terming it a case of negligence rather than culpable homicide.

Nanda's case will now be under 304 A (causing death by rash and negligent act) instead of 304 A-II (dealing with culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Indian Penal Code.

The court also directed the registrar of the high court to initiate perjury proceedings against Sunil Kulkarni, the controversial eyewitness in the case.

Nanda's father, Suresh Nanda said: "We are happy with the judgement and are in no mood to file an appeal."

On Sep 5, 2008, a trial court had sentenced Nanda to five years in jail for mowing down six people by his BMW car Jan 10, 1999.

I disagree with the judgement meted out by Justice Kailash Gambhir.
Money power and personal influence has again been brought into play.
It is not negligent driving but also tampering with evidence.
Proceedings are being initiated against Sunil Kulkarni for perjury.
Kulkarni did not commit this perjury on his own.
He was was made to do this by the Nandas by inducements, which was revealed in a sting operation.
The Nandas were brought to book only because of public outcry and subsequent sting operation, otherwise they would have gone scot-free.
The judge has dared to reduce the sentence because he feels the people have forgotten the case.
This was not a case for reducing the penalty.
An injustice has been done to the six people who were mowed down by the BMW.
Why has no compensation been given to those people.
Radheshyam