Judges are not 'caged parrots', says court

March 10, 2014 20:20

Judges are not "caged parrots" and courts do not work as the "post office" of prosecuting agency, a special court today observed while rejecting the allegation that ex-Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal had been spared "purposely" by CBI in the Rs 10 crore cash-for-post railway bribery case.

"While dealing with cases of corruption, it will be appropriate and wise to pass orders which send a strong message to the society that judges do not work as caged parrots and the judiciary in this country works freely without fear or pressure," Special CBI Judge Swarana Kanta Sharma said.

The court observed this while dismissing the plea of NGO, Delhi Pradesh Social Progress Society (DPSPS), holding that the petition was "devoid of merit" and that in the present case charges have already been framed against the accused persons.

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