Public Servants deserve Harsher punishment

  IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

           CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

          CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2047-2049 of 2010
       [arising out of SLP(Criminal) Nos. 8485-87 of 2009]

Central Bureau of Investigation                  ..    Appellant

           -versus-

Kishore Singh & others                           ..   Respondents


                        JUDGMENT

Markandey Katju, J.

 ....

31. In our opinion, policemen who commit criminal acts deserve harsher punishment than other persons who commit such acts, because it is the duty of the policemen to protect the people, and not break the law themselves. If the protector becomes the predator civilized society will cease to exist. As the Bible says "If the salt has lost its flavour, wherewith shall it be salted? (Matthew 5, Mark 9.50 and Luke 14.34-35)", or as the ancient Romans used to say "Who will guard the praetorian guards?"