Justice Delayed, Still Not Fully Served The Supreme Court's acquittal of a man wrongly convicted and imprisoned for 22 years highlights the ongoing challenges faced by India's marginalized communities in accessing justice.
The case began with a trial court's failure to properly evaluate evidence, which was compounded by the Odisha High Court's refusal to hear the appeal due to a technicality.
The litigant's fight for justice was marked by repeated setbacks at each level of the judiciary.