Delhi gangrape case not unique: CJI Altamas Kabir

8220;The girl named Nirbhaya or Damini who died after the brutal attack on her was not an isolated incident,8221; he said.

8220;The next day,the newspaper headlines screamed in outrage against the incident. But at the same day,the news of gangrape of a 10-year old Dalit and who was burnt subsequently was tucked away in the inside pages devoting only five to ten

lines,8221; he said.

8220;The family of the Delhi gangrape victim was given huge compensation by governments and various bodies. But what happened to the little Dalit girl? Did her family get anything?8221; he wondered.

8220;We need to take these people by scruff of the neck to show that this is not the way to deal with woman,8221; the CJI said.

Kabir said that the society was in the habit of making icons.

8220;The main issue is the weird mindset which the men have towards the female sex,8221; Kabir said.

Assuring speedy justice to the perpetrators of the heinous act,Kabir said that he had asked the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court to open a fast track court to start trial

in the case.

8220;The case has been dealt on fast track basis to show that we also mean business,8221; he said.

Referring to the sixth accused who was a juvenile,Kabir said that there was demand from many that he be also tried in the same court.

8220;How is this possible? The accused is a juvenile and it is forbidden under Juvenile Justice,8221; he observed.

8220;These are all knee-jerk reactions which have to go. Permanent solutions would have to be found,8221; he said.

He said that there were several legislations which were intended to protect women in the country like Protection Against Domestic Violence Act Section 498A and Hindu

Marriage Act among others.

8220;But some of the legislations are misused like 498 A,8221; he noted.

Kabir also called for a change in the mindset for a ushering in a long-term solution to these problems which the society was facing at large.