Two young professionals are dead. Families are destroyed forever. Evidence was allegedly tampered with using money and influence. And yet—once again—those accused walk free. The message couldn’t be louder or more disgusting: in India, justice bends when wealth applies pressure. The pune Porsche case has now crossed from tragedy into institutional disgrace, exposing a system that appears far kinder to the powerful than to the dead.
1️⃣ Bail for Alleged Evidence Tampering—Let That Sink In
Three accused—Aditya Sood, ashish Mittal, and Santosh Gaikwad—charged with allegedly switching blood samples through bribery, were granted bail after 18 months in custody. This wasn’t a paperwork lapse. This was an allegation of manufacturing innocence. And still, freedom was granted.
2️⃣ The Rich Don’t Fear the Law—They Outlast It
Eighteen months. That’s all it took for the system to get tired. Not of corruption—but of accountability. For ordinary Indians, jail without trial stretches into years. For the connected, time itself becomes a defense.
3️⃣ The driver Walks Free While Graves Stay Full
The teenage driver—now an adult—has been out on bail since june 2024, living life uninterrupted while two families wake up every day to irreversible loss. A “juvenile” label became a shield, not a safeguard.
4️⃣ Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied—But Only for the Dead
Trials crawl. Hearings stretch. Public memory fades. The powerful wait it out. The victims can’t. This is not a delay—it’s design.
5️⃣ The Signal Sent Is Absolutely Rotten
What does this tell the country?
• Kill with a luxury car—the law will negotiate.
• Bribe to alter evidence—the law will forgive.
• Be rich—the law will empathize.
6️⃣ Institutions Must Be Beyond Question—But They Aren’t
When decisions repeatedly appear to favor privilege over pain, reverence collapses. Respect for the judiciary isn’t demanded—it is earned through moral courage. And today, that courage looks frighteningly absent.
⚖️ THE UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH
This isn’t about one case.
This is about a pattern.
A pattern where wealth buys time, influence buys leniency, and victims are reduced to case numbers while accused become “bail applicants.” A pattern that turns the Constitution into fine print for the poor.
🩸 FINAL VERDICT
If alleged blood sample tampering doesn’t justify continued custody, what does?
If killing two citizens doesn’t demand ironclad accountability, what crime does?
India doesn’t just look unjust today.
It looks indifferent.
And nothing is more dangerous to a democracy than a justice system that convinces its people that the law has a price tag.
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