The Madras High Court criticised students who turned hostile in the 2016 Karur engineering college murder case, saying they became “paper tigers in real life” after failing to support the prosecution despite witnessing the brutal classroom attack.
The Supreme Court expressed concerns about societal integrity while hearing the bail plea of Prashant Bhaskar Mahatre, accused in the 2017 murder of a Bhiwandi Congress corporator. The court highlighted issues with witness testimony reliability and criminal intimidation and noted Mahatre’s lengthy detention, emphasizing the need for an expedited trial.
The Supreme Court of India highlighted the need for active participation of courts in trials, especially when public prosecutors neglect their duties. The court stressed the importance of thorough cross-examinations by public prosecutors to uncover the truth. Emphasizing the duty of courts to ascertain truth, it criticized prosecutorial and judicial failures.