Why Can’t India Act as Swiftly as France Did in the Gisèle Pelicot Case?

I recently read about the case of Gisèle Pelicot, where 51 men were convicted for a terrible crime, and I was shocked by how quickly the French government acted. The case lasted only three months, and by December 2024, the court had convicted all 51 men. The main man behind the crime, Dominique Pelicot, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, while the others got sentences from 3 to 15 years. This made me think about the Nirbhaya case in India. Nirbhaya’s attackers were convicted in 2013, but it took seven years for the justice system to finally carry out the executions, after protests and many legal battles. Even then, the legal process in India seemed to drag on and on, and many people feel that cases like this take too long to be resolved. What I find surprising is how fast the legal system worked in France compared to India. Why does it take so long for cases in India to reach a conclusion? Why can’t the justice system in India be faster when dealing with serious crimes like these? While every country’s legal system is complex, the difference in how quickly France acted compared to India raises an important question: How can we improve the justice system in India to make sure victims get justice faster? It’s time we start asking ourselves why justice takes so long in some places.