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.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on wednesday, set aside the conviction of three men who were declared guilty by the Punjab & Haryana High Court almost 20 years after they were acquitted by the trial court in a murder case. A Supreme Court Bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan expressed deep concerns about the standards of Public Prosecutors in High Courts. The Court criticized the way in which the Punjab & Haryana High Court overturned the acquittal based on the Public Prosecutor’s arguments.
