Madhya Pradesh High Court Reviews Forensic Report Accuracy, Overturns Conviction Over Errors
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has raised concerns about the reliability of forensic reports from the state's Forensic Science Laboratories over the past five years. It ordered the formation of an independent committee to review a 20% sample of these reports, citing errors such as a cut-and-paste mistake. Separately, the court overturned the conviction of two men who spent 14 years in jail after it was found that the trial court had relied on a forensic report from an unrelated case, highlighting serious lapses in the prosecution's evidence.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (40/100). Lens Score 56/100.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (28–52/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
freepressjournal broke this story on 7 Aug, 05:56 am. Other outlets followed.