Just imagine that the crimes
that were committed in the epic Mahabharata are committed in modern India.. what
you will see..Pitamaha Vishma is languishing in jail for life, Mother
Kunti jailed for 10 years, Pandavas were going to be hanged ...., Kauravas
might also get life sentence ....Shocked ?? .. I was too. But just take
examples of Jatugriha and look at the crimes that they committed- mass
murder (302 IPC), arson (436 IPC) conspiracy [120 (B)]..and, of course, one
more hiding evidence 201 IPC... The Pandavs for this only would have gone to
gallows following death sentence in any court of law in India. Or for that
matter, just consider, Mother Kunti deserted infant Karna. She would have
invited 317 IPC and 10 years jail. For Vishma the grand, almost heavenly
character in the Mahabharata, he kidnapped three women for the purpose of
marriage ( for others though). Under present Indian Penal Code he committed
crime under section 366 and thus might have got 10 years jail term. But story
does not end here. Since of the girls, Amba, committed suicide , any good
lawyer in Indian court would have been able to establish that Vishma abetted
the suicide and thus should be booked under 306 IPC.. and then the
Pitamaha would have been sent to prison for life. Kauravs, however, are found
to be less in comparison to the Pandavas in committing crimes. One of the
most heinous was when they sought to kill Bhim..that was under 307 IPC but
since they were juvenile , may be court would have taken some lenient view..and
for cattle lifting, they- all the 100 brothers- would have gone to jail.
All these were told in
interesting way in a novel written by my close friend Arindam Nath, Assistant
Inspector General of Police in his recent book--- Bridging Souls, A journey
from Mahabharta to Bharata... The book has been published by Peacock Books
(Atalanta Publication) New Delhi recently....
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