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The Delhi High Court's move, asking the city police to furnish details of the Jessica Lal case in which all the nine accused were acquitted by a sessions court, comes as a breath of fresh air. This, along with the Best Bakery verdict in which convictions have been made and a trial for perjury has been set in motion, is good news for those who were beginning to doubt the criminal investigative system.

Ashok Viswanath,
Chennai

The acquittal of all the accused in the Jessica Lal case shows that a mockery is being made of the Indian judicial system by people with money and muscle power. When such verdicts are pronounced, it is the people who are defeated.

S. Zacharia,
Alappuzha, Kerala

A police system that does not use the latest technology can never crack cases in a foolproof manner. Why do the police not keep the identity of witnesses confidential and record their statements in the presence of a judge and lawyers alone?

Ravi Shankar,
New Delhi

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