‘Justice Delivered’ comes the usual chant as Sajjan Kumar prepares for beginning the new year in jail. The delivery of justice, however, is the last thing that is visible here. Justice has been three decades too late in coming. Moreover, there remains a possibility that the Supreme Court might exonerate Sajjan Kumar or release him, citing, among other excuses, his old age and his ‘great service to society’. That is how justice works in India. Totally hemmed in by ossified rules, laws and a misplaced sense of responsibility towards wrong-doers. Justice in India goes to extraordinary lengths to ensure that it does not seem to be unjust even to the criminals who do not care for justice. Or, to those who plan to use India’s peculiar version of justice to game the system. In the meantime, the victims learn to live.