Jyotsna Yagnik Explained

Jyotsna Yagnik
Nationality:Indian
Education:L.L.B., L.L.M., Ph.D.
Occupation:Judge
Known For:Naroda Patiya massacre judgement
Principal Judge, City Civil and Sessions Courts, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Jyotsna Yagnik is a retired Indian judge and academic.

Naroda Patiya massacre judgement

Yagnik delivered a 1900-page judgement in Naroda Patiya massacre case in 2012 in Gujarat and sentenced 32 people to life in prison including former Gujarat Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Maya Kodnani. Kodnani was sentenced to 28 years in jail. Others sentenced included Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Views on death penalty

Yagnik did not award the death penalty, stating that it undermines human dignity.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Aftermath of the judgement

Yagnik received death threats after the verdict. She was given Z-category security. A man was arrested for making threats.[18] [19] [20] [21]

Judge in other notable cases

Yagnik awarded life sentence to 5 persons in a high-profile gang rape case in 2008.[22] [23] [24] [25] She has presided over other important trials involving rape or attempt to rape minor girls including one who was intellectually disabled.[26] [27]

Academic career

Yagnik has worked as pro vice-chancellor (and dean of School of Law and Justice) of Adamas University, and as faculty at Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Raksha Shakti University and Nirma University.[28] [29] [30]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2012-08-31 . 28 years for Kodnani, Bajrangi to spend entire life in prison . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-03-06 . 0971-751X.
  2. Web site: 2012-08-31 . Kodnani gets 28-year jail; life term for 31 . 2023-03-06 . Deccan Herald . en.
  3. Book: Kumar, Megha . Communalism and Sexual Violence in India: The Politics of Gender, Ethnicity and Conflict . 2016-06-16 . Bloomsbury Publishing . 978-1-78673-068-8 . en.
  4. Book: Chakravarti, Uma . Fault Lines of History: The India Papers II . 2017-01-17 . Zubaan . 978-93-85932-31-1 . en.
  5. Book: Geetha, V. . Undoing Impunity: Speech after Sexual Violence . 2016-11-28 . Zubaan . 978-93-85932-15-1 . en.
  6. Web site: Johari . Aarefa . I was sick of the hateful climate in Gujarat: judge explains why he quit after the riots . 2023-03-06 . Scroll.in . en-US.
  7. Web site: Mander . Harsh . The soldier in his uniform is not India's only true patriot – there are heroes everywhere . 2023-03-06 . Scroll.in . en-US.
  8. Web site: Naroda Patiya case: Former minister Maya Kodnani gets 28 years in jail . 2023-03-06 . The New Indian Express.
  9. Web site: BJP ex-minister, Bajrang Dal leader convicted for Naroda Patiya riots .
  10. Web site: 2022-10-09 . Death penalty has to go . 2023-03-06 . Deccan Herald . en.
  11. Web site: 'Anger and Forgiveness': Has Nussbaum Given Either Its Due? . 2023-03-06 . The Wire.
  12. News: D’Souza . Dilip . 2013-09-12 . When India Wants the Rapists Hanged . en . The Daily Beast . 2023-03-06.
  13. News: 2015-08-06 . The rope and a chance to reform . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-03-06 . 0971-751X.
  14. Web site: Death Penalty is State-Sponsored Murder, the Indian Judiciary Must Put a Stop to Executions . 2023-03-06 . The Wire.
  15. Web site: Vij . Shivam . Kasab, Bajrangi and the case against the death penalty . 2023-03-06 . Rediff . en.
  16. 2014-01-10 . Sexual Violence and the Death Penalty . EPW . en . 49 . 3.
  17. News: 2016-06-18 . Naroda Patia case judge appreciates Gulbarg court's not awarding death sentence . The Times of India . 2023-03-06 . 0971-8257.
  18. Web site: 2002 Gujarat Riots Convict Babu Bajrangi Granted Bail for Sixth Time . 2023-03-06 . NDTV.com.
  19. Web site: 2015-05-11 . Gujarat judge Jyotsana who convicted Kodnani, Babu Bajrangi gets 22 threat letters . 2023-03-06 . The Indian Express . en.
  20. Web site: 2021-08-20 . Gujarat: Man arrested for making threat calls to retired judge . 2023-03-06 . The Indian Express . en.
  21. Web site: Riots judge says state ignoring her security . 2023-03-06 . Ahmedabad Mirror . en.
  22. Web site: Five get lifer in Bijal Joshi gangrape case . 2023-03-09 . India Today . en.
  23. Web site: Four women judges hold promise of justice for 2002 - Indian Express . 2023-03-09 . archive.indianexpress.com.
  24. News: 2008-06-20 . Five get lifer in Bijal Joshi gangrape case . The Times of India . 2023-03-09 . 0971-8257.
  25. Web site: 5 sentenced to life for gang-rape in Gujarat . 2023-03-09 . DNA India . en.
  26. News: 2013-01-03 . Court orders DNA for rape case . The Times of India . 2023-03-09 . 0971-8257.
  27. Web site: Man gets 10 yrs imprisonment in attempted rape case . 2023-03-09 . Moneycontrol . en.
  28. Web site: Adamas University School Of Law And Justice: Delivering Holistic Legal Education To The Students Ensuring Practical Learning Solutions TheHigherEducationReview . 2023-03-06 . www.thehighereducationreview.com.
  29. Web site: Team . Editorial . 2021-04-10 . Dr Jyotsna Yagnik: The Quintessence of Hard Work & Discipline in the Indian Education Realm . 2023-03-06 . Higher Education Digest . en-US.
  30. Web site: Agencies . TPT Bureau . 2020-07-04 . Career Guidance Experts talk on Law as a career with diverse opportunity & wider perspective . 2023-03-06 . The Policy Times . en-US.

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