‘Travesty of justice’: SC flays UP Police for ‘slipshod probe’ in murder case, orders reparation for undertrial

The Supreme Court of India has ruled that the Uttar Pradesh government must compensate a man with Rs 6 lakh after he spent six years as an undertrial in a serious murder charge. The court condemned the shoddy investigative practices of the state police and prosecution, leading to his wrongful incarceration.