This refers to the editorial, “lawlessness in Bihar” (May 11). Of course, the offender, Rocky Yadav, son of Bihar legislator Manorama Devi has been arrested along with his father, but like the Delhi Mercedes hit-and-run case, where the juvenile was granted bail, Rocky too will be out on bail, leaving the affected family in bereavement.
Our country has the highest number of road accident casualties, but the conviction rate is abysmally low compared to that in some Western countries. Instead of allowing road accident cases to linger on in the courts for years, the judiciary should expedite verdicts keeping also in mind the affected families.