Do you think Kasab should have been tried in a military court as a war criminal?
There is a charge of waging war against him. The civil court procedure is perfectly fine. His was a civilian action. Even the police is not claming that he was an army man. Are you under stress due to this case? Yes, I am under immense pressure. This case is going on a day to day basis unlike other cases. You get time to plead also. Here, every day after court hours I have to sit in my office for long hours to prepare for my defence the next day. I am provided security. I am totally cut off from the rest of the world. When I took up the assignment, I moved an application to get at least a month’s time to read the 11,000 pages charge-sheet. I was given only a week’s time. I wasn’t given adequate time. Every day we take up 2, 3 witnesses. I am not satisfied with the way I have prepared. On balance are you satisfied? Yeah. Things are moving very smoothly. We are giving fair trial to an accused. We as a civilised nation are making an effort to give the fair trial to an accused. For that pu
