'Victim Of System': SC Raps UP Police Over 'Slipshod' Probe After Undertrial Spends 6 Years In Jail

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Last Updated:October 26, 2026, 21:17 IST

Calling him a “victim of the system”, the apex court directed the state government to pay him Rs 6 lakh in compensation.

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The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Uttar Pradesh Police for conducting a “slipshod investigation" in a murder case registered in Agra, after a man spent six years in jail as an undertrial before being acquitted.

Calling him a “victim of the system", the apex court directed the state government to pay him Rs 6 lakh in compensation.

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October 26, 2026, 21:17 IST

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