The Supreme Court of India clarified that courts may proceed with sedition cases under Section 124A IPC if the accused raises no objection, while hearing a plea by an accused jailed for 17 years whose appeal remains pending before the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court awarded Rs 10 lakh compensation to a businessman jailed for 57 days after airport screening equipment allegedly misidentified aamchur powder and garam masala as narcotic substances, highlighting serious deficiencies in forensic infrastructure and airport narcotics detection mechanisms.
