Monday, February 13, 2006
Don't throw slippers at judges in India
From Yahoo! uk news:
An Indian judge has sentenced a robber to a life sentence in jail for hurling a slipper at him.
Judge Gongale was quick to duck when Rajkumar Sharma threw his slipper at him.
The 19-year-old appeared before the judge in Mumbai on a charge of robbing an auto rickshaw driver of £5.
Senior lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani said: "The punishment is excessive but the accused's conduct is unpardonable."
An Indian judge has sentenced a robber to a life sentence in jail for hurling a slipper at him.
Judge Gongale was quick to duck when Rajkumar Sharma threw his slipper at him.
The 19-year-old appeared before the judge in Mumbai on a charge of robbing an auto rickshaw driver of £5.
Senior lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani said: "The punishment is excessive but the accused's conduct is unpardonable."
