DLD‰‰†‰KDLD‰‰†‰DLD‰‰†‰MDLD‰‰†‰C Nerves of steal: Celluloid jodi: THE TIMES OF INDIA There’s something No chemistry for Thursday, May 15, 2003 about Diaz’s fans Amrita & Sanjay Page 7 Page 8 TO D AY S LUCKY 82 One little duck Kitty Mirza 838 855 Nagging Six 872 Your Dambola Ticket available in Delhi Times on 11th May, 2003 Numbers already announced : OF INDIA 49, 78, 64, 46, 24, 8, 17, 34, 84, 87, 76, 43, 3, 4, 26, 32 MANOJ KESHARWANI The Maria mantra: KYUNKI DELHI’S COPS KNOW Live, love, laugh NOTHING ABOUT THE LAW... ALLEN O’BRIEN ■ According to inspector BS Tyagi, ‘‘It’s your APARNA GUPTA Waisa Bhi Hota Hai, co-starri- Times News Network life. If you commit suicide, it’s your loss. As for Times News Network ng her husband Arshad Warsi the punishment, let us see the person and we wi- and good friend Sandhya, Mar- nalyse this. The dictionary might define ll punish him or her accordingly.’’ triking a balance between ia has an item number ‘‘which ‘law’ as the system of rules framed by so- Quite clearly,the men in khaki are in the red Sthe different bandwidths is a typical item song.’’ Dance, Aciety or the government to deal with cri- when it comes to knowledge of the law. This, fr- of life is not easy at the best of by the way, is the passion of me, but for the Delhi Police — the men in unifo- om those whose job is to enforce the law — a law times. But such is the situation Maria’s life and dance is what rm who fight crime in this city — ‘law’ seems to they have no idea about. Of course, what the of VJ-cum-anchor Maria Gore- introduced her to Arshad. be nothing more than a word which can be inte- Delhi Police do have adequate knowledge about tti, as she slips in and out of ‘‘Had it not been for Arsha- rpreted as they like it. The fact of the matter is is the Great Indian Buck — the sooner it is pas- her numerous personas. d’s support, I would probably that a majority of the cops in the Capital know sed on, the better.‘‘It is not possible for us to rem- Her cap sports many feathe- have been a housewife. Yes, th- little about the law and, worse still, make little ember laws,’’ offers Chander, ‘‘Moreover, we are rs, but the World Cup, she insi- ings haven’t been great for him attempt to hide their ignorance. so busy pleasing one and all in the bureaucracy sts, was one assignment which professionally after Tere Mere Case I: The use of filthy language, the public di- that there is little time for us to upgrade our bowled her over. ‘‘Not only did Sapne, but but life is all about splay of sex-related items or anti-social gestures knowledge of the law.’’ I get the chance to meet cricke- ups and down. If we knew wh- (such as pulling, pushing and pinching) consti- For the record, all Delhi Police personnel, at ting legends, but I also the opp- at what would happen in adva- tutes a case of sexual harassment the time when they undergo ortunity of nce, life wo- on the road. Such an offence is training before being drafted striking SPARKLING SPIRIT uld be so punishable under Sections into the force, are not only new friend- boring!’’ 454 and 509 of the IPC, with taught how to handle a gun ships,’’ says If the ch- the offender liable to be im- and face criminals, but also Maria, for irpy Maria prisoned. imparted a theoretical whom mee- has a probl- ■Inspector (PHQ) ML Ch- base on the laws of the ting childh- em, it lies ander has his own versi- land. In fact, an exam ood crush in not bei- on: ‘‘Sexual harassment? precedes the induction of Wasim Ak- ng able to Section 294... 295? Well, an- any police official into ram was an X-TRAA HOT! break the yone talking dirty to a the force. ‘‘We are given episode to For spicy details on Maria Goretti’s girl-next- woman is harassing her the best possible train- remember. door image sexually. In such a case, ing with law experts In town favourite Mirchi actor, VJ and song, thrust on either the woman conce- holding special classes,’’ recently, tune in to Hello Delhi on Radio her. ‘‘Peop- rned lodges an FIR, or we maintains Sunita. Un- Maria give Mirchi 98.3 FM at 7 am today le refuse to issue a challan to the off- fortunately,ground reali- full expres- believe that ender.’’ ty indicates otherwise. sion to another side of her — I can be serious!’’ But then, wh- Case II: If the wife of a So, why do ‘law-enforce- that of the shopper! So, be it Ja- en Maria concedes that her fa- person is driven to suic- rs’ forget the law? Elabora- npath, Sarojini Nagar, South vourite pastime is sleeping, ide after being physical- tes Biresh Pratap Chowdhary, Ex or GK, she was there! ‘‘Tra- ‘‘apart from playing with three ly or mentally harassed a senior advocate at the High Co- velling to new places excites pet dogs and gardening,’’ it is over dowry-related matt- urt, ‘‘This is simply because ju- me like nothing else does,’’ she difficult to straitjacket this free ers, the offender faces st about anybody can become explains, ‘‘In fact, I hope to host spirit with the ‘serious’ tag. As life imprisonment. So say Sec- an inspector —entry at this lev- NEELABH a travel show soon!’’ Maria herself puts it, ‘‘Smiling tions 498 A and 406 of the IPC. el is very easy.It is only in the But, of course, the small scr- comes naturally to me. Whate- ■ Says constable Sunita Yadav, REALITY CHECK later stages that one’s know- een is not enough. With her ver happens, happens for the ‘‘Dowry cases are governed by ledge affects one’s professional maiden movie Raghu lined up best. If there are trying times, Article 107 and involve a man Delhi Police officials, who position.’’ Adds Supreme Co- for release, Maria is ready for a something fantastic is in the of- asking for more money each ti- are supposed to enforce urt advocate JK Das, ‘‘Maybe, new innings in Bollywood. fing.’’ Life is a puzzle. Maria me his wife goes to her parents’ police officials can be excused ‘‘This might sound cliched, but Goretti, though, seems to have home. In such a case, the wom- the law, seemingly have no for being ignorant about laws Raghu is a different kind of fi- come close to cracking its ma- an should fight for her rights. idea about what different related to cyber crime, since it lm. For starters, it’s just an ho- ny mysteries. As for punishment, the accus- is a new trend. In fact, the laws ur long.’’ But that’s not all. In [email protected] ed will definitely be punished. Sections of the IPC stand for in this regard are still at the fr- My seniors know the law, cont- aming stage. But there is no ju- READY TO ROLL! Delhi Times captures the bubbly buoyancy of act them. For us, there is a God above.’’ stification for their ignorance of other laws.’’ Maria Goretti as the VJ & aspiring actress shows what it takes Case III: Sections 338, 337 and 304-A of the IPC, While Delhi Police commissioner RS Gupta to be on a hot wavelength, at the Radio Mirchi studio (To send in conjunction with the Motor Vehicles Act, stip- insists that ‘‘there is no excuse for senior police this photograph to a friend, log on to www.timescity.com/delhi/) ulate that an act of rash/negligent driving resu- officials who do not have adequate knowledge lting in injury or death to another person leads about the law,’’ Das maintains that the only opt- to imprisonment. ion left is to set up coordination channels at both ■ Traffic police official B Chopra has his own the national and regional level and seek the co- take: ‘‘How do you expect us to have the law at operation of both legal and technology experts. When it’s hot, MPs globetrot! our fingertips? We are human beings, not gods. ‘‘We need to hold crash courses, both for the pub- Kabhi ads, kabhi films Moreover,what is the telephone number 100 for? lic and police officials,’’ he elaborates. ARUN KUMAR DAS meeting of the round table,’’ informs Dial the number. We are here to keep an eye on All said and done, ignorance seems to be bliss DIVYA VASISHT BR Chopra to direct a film, but nothi- Times News Network an official at the PMO. people, not the law.’’ for the Capital’s cops. Unfortunately,it is the pu- Times News Network ng earth-shattering came my way. Incidentally,London is also where a Case IV: Section 309 IC stipulates that anyone blic — at the receiving end of crime — which However, within a couple of months, t’s that time of the year again. The 12-member parliamentary delegation found guilty of trying to commit suicide should pays the price for their ignorance. t’s official. If movie-makers have I hope to announce details of my mo- Itime when our netalog ready to spr- led by Praful Patel is headed. Ditto for be subjected to imprisonment. [email protected] Imade the switch from films to ads, vie, which I will make with another ead across the length and breadth of senior advocate and Congress MP As- it’s now the turn of ad-makers to pr- ad man, Dicky Verma.’’ the globe.