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MP court quashes 2009 murder conviction over wrong FSL report
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has acquitted two men convicted of murder in 2009, noting that the forensic science laboratory report relied on by the trial court belonged to an unrelated case.…
The Story in Brief
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has acquitted two men convicted of murder in 2009, noting that the forensic science laboratory report relied on by the trial court belonged to an unrelated case. A division bench of Justices Vivek Agarwal and Avanindra Kumar Singh expressed surprise at the trial court's negligence in relying on that document.
LiveLaw reports that the bench examined the evidence on merits before setting aside the conviction. The judgment, recorded as [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 320], marks the latest instance of a conviction being overturned after serious flaws in trial court procedures came to light.
The Indian Opinion
This case exposes a disturbing pattern: trial courts rubber-stamping conviction without verifying basic records. The High Court's surprise is justified, but the real question is who answers for the negligence that kept innocent men in prison for 16 years. Watch for whether the state appeals or orders an inquiry into the trial judge's conduct. A simple audit of other cases from the same court could reveal how widespread this carelessness is.
Source: livelaw.in
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