UP postman, falsely booked for pocketing Rs 57, let off after 29 years

[bulbul]

He was sacked from his job for allegedly pocketing Rs 57.60 almost 29 years ago. After three decades of long court battle, he has now been exonerated. His life has been shattered and he is not in a position to rebuild it now. This is the story of a poor postman Umakant Mishra. He was working at Harjinder Nagar Post office in Kanpur in the 1980s. On July 13, 1984 a case of pocketing a money order for Rs 57.60 registered against him and he was suspended from the job. He not only lost his livelihood, but also his self respect and honour. With no money and support, he had to attend almost 350 court hearings in the last 29 years.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/up-postman-falsely-booked-for-pocketing-rs-57-let-off-after-29-years/437227-3-242.html

[DomainK]

350 hearings for a theft case of less than 60 bucks? Shows how pathetic, inefficient and incompetent the Indian judiciary is. They tell us that one of the reason for the slow resolution of cases is that the judiciary is over-burdened. How come a over burdened judiciary takes 350 hearings in a case that should have been ridiculously easy to resolve?

[randomGuy]

there's a famous saying in india , something along these lines - bhagwan police, haspataal aur court-kachehri ke chakkaron se bachae. Seems its there not for no reasons.

[Raghav_12]

A prison term of 6 months to 1 year would have been much better than this ordeal of 29 years. Our courts are full of such cases.

[adi B]

yeah,fruitsellers,thelawalas have faced such animosities of the judicial system..the decisions have been dilatory for years and they get no reprieve

[Desi Cartman]

I hope he sues for lost wages, interest and court expenses

[bulbul]

^ what about life?

[beetle]

As a nation,we should hang our head in shame...... Poor guy!:((

[vvvslaxman]

How many Kani Mozhi spend her time in jail?

[KhanSaab]

I hope he sues for lost wages' date=' interest and court expenses[/quote'] That will only take another 100 years or so in Indian courts. Poor guy probably does not want to see another court again in his life.