India, April 5 -- The Chhattisgarh High Court has convicted Amit Jogi, son of former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, in the 2003 murder case of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi, overturning his 2007 acquittal. Acting on directions from the Supreme Court, the High Court has ordered him to surrender within three weeks.

The Ramavatar Jaggi murder case has left a deep imprint not only on Chhattisgarh's politics but also on national political discourse. It is not merely a case of political assassination; it represents the intersection of power, influence, investigative processes, and judicial complexity. A legal battle spanning more than two decades has raised uncomfortable questions: Does delayed justice amount to denied justice? Is it harder to prosecu...