I've learned to get sleep even (especially?) in such tense situations, but every morning my first though was of this, and my last every evening...
I think part of our luck was that the more people are involved, the harder it is for corruption to succeed. India, from what I can tell, is a very corrupt society, with bribes changing hands all the time. If you can get the job done with just the police being bribed, that might cost you X. If you need to bribe the judiciary too, and that includes judges, lawyers, a reputable firm, etc... the costs would quickly mount. And, of course, the lawyers themselves are paid (and not cheaply).
Basically, one lesson from this is that if you are facing a corrupt system, enlarging the case, dragging more people, more different groups into it, makes it harder for the corruption to have its effect.
I think part of our luck was that the more people are involved, the harder it is for corruption to succeed. India, from what I can tell, is a very corrupt society, with bribes changing hands all the time. If you can get the job done with just the police being bribed, that might cost you X. If you need to bribe the judiciary too, and that includes judges, lawyers, a reputable firm, etc... the costs would quickly mount. And, of course, the lawyers themselves are paid (and not cheaply).
Basically, one lesson from this is that if you are facing a corrupt system, enlarging the case, dragging more people, more different groups into it, makes it harder for the corruption to have its effect.