Supreme Court acquits man after 22 years in jail for wrongful conviction
After enduring twenty-two long years of wrongful imprisonment, a man was finally acquitted by the Supreme Court. The injustice stemmed from the trial court's flawed evidence analysis, compounded by the High Court's refusal to entertain his delayed appeal. The Supreme Court emphasized how marginalized communities often find access to justice frustratingly elusive, shedding light on the pressing…
A man convicted of a triple murder in India after 22 years in prison finally received justice when the Supreme Court acquitted him. The error began at the trial court level, where the court failed to properly evaluate the evidence. The Odisha High Court also neglected the case, refusing to hear the appeal on technical grounds related to a delay in filing.
This allowed the convict to spend a total of 22 years in jail before his acquittal. The Supreme Court recognized that "access to justice still eludes the marginalised sections of our society and especially those convicted and imprisoned from among them." The court expressed dismay and concern over the rejection of the application seeking condonation of delay, dismissing the "Jail Memo of Appeal" against the conviction order.
They urged for a more proactive approach in considering delays when a convict seeks justice, stating that the three pillars of democracy should work to bring legal aid to all citizens. The court found that the case was not fit for conviction based on a single eyewitness, whose account was unreliable and shaky, as the confession was obtained through coercive methods.
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