MP High Court Acquits Murder Accused, Slams Police for Planting False Witness

The Madhya Pradesh High Court acquitted Nain Singh Dhruve and his son in a 2021 murder case, criticising police for fabricating evidence.

A key witness claimed to have spoken to the deceased after his death, which the Court dismissed based on the post-mortem report, stating, “Science hasn’t developed so much that a dead person can talk on a mobile phone.”

The court ordered a departmental inquiry by the DGP against the Investigating Officer and other officials for dishonest investigation and violating Articles 21 and 22. 

The inquiry report must be submitted within 30 days. The duo had been sentenced to life.