How Aarushi Hemraj double murder was a case of injustice against the Talwars
The marble facade of the Allahabad High Court gleamed in the afternoon sun. On a normal day, an endless stream of people squeeze through the stone colonnades of the nation's largest temple of justice, humming with 160 judges and 15,000 lawyers. But on October 12, there was no place to stand. Hundreds of CRPF men stood guard around courtroom 40. Dark suited lawyers, clerks, court officers and throngs of restless people flowed back and forth, trying to enter. Not even a fly could get in without a pass. Inside, however, the courtroom was jammed to the walls some standing, some sitting on the floor and buzzing with excitement.
The most controversial case of all time, the Noida double murder of May 16, 2008, was again awaiting justice: what would the judges say today? At 2.35 pm, the buzz turned into a deafening din. Justices Bala Krishna Narayana and Arvind Kumar Mishra were due to arrive anytime. Suddenly, a hush. Eyes craned to the front of the room as the ushers hurried in, signalling the entry of the judges behind them. A shiver of anticipation swept across. Justice Narayana adjusted his glasses, picked up the sealed envelope lying on a desk, tore it open and took out sheafs of paper the verdict. As he started reading, pin drop silence cloaked
