DCW chief too opposes juvenile move
She would appeal to the CJI and write to the President against the release of the juvenile.
New Delhi: Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson, Swati Maliwal said she would appeal to the Chief Justice of India, Delhi High Court and write to the President against the release of the juvenile.
“Some kind of analysis needs to be done as to what kind of reformation this man has gone through. We are hounded by emails, messages and calls from women who are feeling scared with the very fact that this man will come out in open, he could be travelling in a taxi or a bus. India needs to know what reformation he has gone through,” Maliwal said.
Congress leader Sharmistha Mukherjee said, “It is a collective responsibility but primarily of the state because the whole focus of our judicial system is not retributive but reformative.
“And we focus on giving second chance to a person and specifically in the cases like this.
“Youth have got so much energy and if it is not channelised positively it can turn destructive,” she said.
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