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Law, Rich and Poor According to the Indian constitution all the Indian people are equal. But recent incidents present some other story. It looks that this is only a written term and in real life the difference becomes evident between rich and poor when every time poor are humiliated by the rich who use their money power and influence in every sphere of society and government to get the desired results. Providing facilities, rich and influential people are always kept in the fore front and when it is the time to face problems then poor are pushed ahead. Poor remain behind bars for years even for petty crimes and mostly without any kind of enquiry or hearing while rich and influential people easily get ‘justice’ mostly according to their ‘own terms’. With the use of money and influence they play games with the law, create problems in the way of fare enquiry and get benefited because of their acquaintances. Delhi BMW hit and run case is just an example of this prevalent reality.   BMW Hit and Run Case Former Indian Navy Chief Late Mr S M Nanda’s grandson Sanjeev Nanda on January 10, 1999 had hit a group of some people with his BMW and had ran from the spot.  In this hit and run case six people including three police personal were crushed to death. According to some eyewitnesses, Nanda was driving the car at that time while two of his friends were sitting in the car. They all were in an abbreviated condition. This case took ten years and a few days ago Delhi High Court gave its verdict on the appeal of the related case. There are possibilities that this case will reach the Supreme Court  and if it happens then it will take many years and the result of which will be of no hope of getting justice to the bereaved families. This case proves only one fact that ‘justice delayed means justice denied’. Grandson of an influential grandfather and son of an arms dealer has succeeded in decreasing the time of his imprisonment from five years to two years with the use of money and his influence.   Fool Play This case has seen many ups and downs. At one point it was said that it was a truck not a car that had hit the group standing by roadside and had crushed then [...]