Jethmalani kicks off Binayak Sen's defence

Bilaspur, Jan 24:a€ˆ"What have I been charged with? At least, tell me what I have done,' said Ram Jethmalani, in a packed courtroom, "Have I committed sedition by words spoken, or written? Have I caused hatred or contempt, or have I excited disaffection?'
Appearing for Dr. Binayak Sen in the Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur, counsel Ram Jethmalani argued for the suspension of sentence and grant of bail to the paediatrician and rights activist on the grounds that the judgment of a lower court violated the established tenets of jurisprudence. On December 24 last, Judge B.P. Verma of the Raipur Additional District and Sessions Court ruled that Dr. Sen had passed on three letters written by the alleged Maoist Narayan Sanyal, an inmate of the Raipur central jail, to Pijush Guha, a Kolkata-based businessman. The judge convicted the three men of the charge of conspiracy to commit sedition and sentenced them to life imprisonment.
In his arguments, Mr. Jethmalani first focussed on the prosecution case and then turned his attention to the judgment. (Agencies)


2011-01-25



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