The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 29th August 2024

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Focus on trial: On central agencies and cases

The Supreme Court order granting bail to Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K. Kavitha does more than grant relief to a jailed politician; it brings under focus the ill-motivated (driven by bad intentions) tactic of using the judicial process and the power of arrest as a tool to hound (harass or persecute relentlessly) political opponents. The charge that the Delhi government’s liquor policy was formulated in exchange for crores of rupees to grant a favourable deal to a certain lobby is quite serious, warranting (justifying or necessitating) a thorough investigation and fair prosecution. However, the focus of the Centre and its agencies seems to be entirely on keeping some political figures imprisoned in the run-up to the trial. In oral observations, a Bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and K.V. Viswanathan has questioned the fairness of the investigation, especially because the agency has cited some of those apparently involved as witnesses, while seeking pardon to some arrested suspects so that they could testify as approvers (people who give testimony in exchange for leniency). After a spell during which the courts were reticent (reluctant or hesitant) to disregard the vehement (intense or passionate) objections by the prosecution to the grant of bail, the judiciary has now begun to see through the attempt to use the bail-denying features of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act (PMLA) to keep adversaries (opponents or enemies) in prison for long. The Court had earlier granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (still in jail in a CBI case on the same allegations) and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.

Ms. Kavitha has been accused of arranging the alleged deal between the Delhi government and a ‘south lobby’. It is notable that the political leaders have all been implicated (charged with involvement in a crime) by witnesses who themselves appear to be involved in the case and accused who have turned approvers. The Bench has questioned the Delhi High Court’s failure to give her the benefit of a proviso (a condition or stipulation) to Section 45 of the PMLA, which allows grant of bail to women, merely on the ground that she was educated and not a “vulnerable” woman. The mere fact that the investigation by the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate is over was enough to grant bail. Instead of vehemently objecting to bail, and spending their time filing lengthy replies to a spate (a large number or amount) of bail petitions in various courts, prosecutors should concentrate on building a water-tight case. They should now focus on opening the trial and concluding it within a reasonable time-frame. The agencies concerned should remember that headlines that cite fabulous sums of money allegedly paid as bribes and thousand page charge sheets can impress only a few. Trial courts would surely prefer concrete evidence and reliable testimony backed by relevant documents.

Hindu Vocab Wordlist 29th August 2024

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• Ill-motivated: Driven by bad intentions.
• Hound: Harass or persecute relentlessly.
• Warranting: Justifying or necessitating.
• Approvers: People who give testimony in exchange for leniency.
• Reticent: Reluctant or hesitant.
• Vehement: Intense or passionate.
• Adversaries: Opponents or enemies.
• Implicated: Charged with involvement in a crime.
• Proviso: A condition or stipulation.
• Spate: A large number or amount.

Hindu Vocab Master 29th August with Synonyms & Antonyms

Here are the synonyms and antonyms of all the difficult words in Hindu Vocab Master for 28th August 2024.

Difficult Word	Synonyms	Antonyms
Ill-motivated	Malicious, Malevolent, Devious, Vindictive	Well-intentioned, Benevolent, Kind-hearted, Altruistic
Hound	Harass, Persecute, Pursue, Bother	Comfort, Aid, Support, Protect
Warranting	Justifying, Necessitating, Validating, Authorizing	Invalidating, Negating, Refuting, Disproving
Approvers	Collaborators, Informants, Witnesses, Testifiers	Opponents, Adversaries, Deniers, Resisters
Reticent	Reserved, Hesitant, Restrained, Taciturn	Outgoing, Open, Communicative, Talkative
Vehement	Passionate, Intense, Fervent, Forceful	Mild, Apathetic, Indifferent, Weak
Adversaries	Opponents, Enemies, Rivals, Competitors	Allies, Friends, Supporters, Partners
Implicated	Involved, Accused, Entangled, Associated	Exonerated, Cleared, Freed, Vindicated
Proviso	Condition, Stipulation, Clause, Requirement	Freedom, Flexibility, Independence, Exemption
Spate	Flood, Surge, Outpouring, Barrage	Trickle, Drought, Scarcity, Shortage