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Judgment A Delhi court pronounced the judgment in the famous nine year old BMW hit-and-run-case on Friday. The main accuse Sanjeev Nanda who is the grand son of former Indian Navy Chief S M Nanda was sentenced to five years’ rigorous imprisonment. His co-accused and businessman Rajeev Gupta was found guilty of destruction of evidence by the court and has been sent to one year’s rigorous imprisonment. Except it his two employees who were found red handed while washing the blood stains and pieces of flesh from the BMW car by the police have been sentenced to six month’s jail term.

Incident A fine of Rs 10, 000 on Gupta and of Rs 100 each on his two employees have also been imposed by the Delhi Court. However, Sanjeev Nanda has been spared from any fine. The court had held Nanda, Gupta and his two employees guilty on September 2 but has decided to pronounce the judgment on Wednesday but was postponed and announced on September 5 Friday. Nanda had crushed down six persons to death with the BMW car in January 1999. It must be learnt that he was driving the car in a very inebriated situation. Three of the deceased were policemen. He and the other co-convicts had tried to destroy the evidence also.

Public This court judgment has once again put the belief of the public in the judicial system. There are many examples where accused persons have succeeded  to get themselves free after playing with the evidence. Many scandals have been committed by the Indian political leaders and nothing has happened. They are walking free even though public know that they are the criminals. They, with their political and money power can win every thing and every person. Same had happened in the BMW hit-and-run case as eye-witnesses had turned hostile. It was only because of the alert media that justice could be ensured in this case. The timely sting operation exposed the nexus between Nanda’s Lawyer and the prosecutor. Main eye-witness had been won over by the money power. But they could not succeed to stop the justice from prevailing. It is the victory of the Indian Judiciary, Democracy and the public belief in the Judiciary. It has also sent strong message to the rich that they can not influence the justice with their money power.