Allahabad High Court grants bail to rape and murder accused over lack of scientific evidence

Key points

• The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to an accused in a rape and murder case with a “heavy heart and great pain” due to the lack of scientific evidence linking the suspect to the crime.
• Granting bail, the Court said that it expects that the State Government will provide high-end machines to Forensic Science Laboratories (FSL) and sufficient staff.
• It directed the High Court registrar (compliance) to send a copy of its order to the U.P.
• chief secretary for the perusal of the Chief Minister.
• Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal allowed the bail application of the accused, Manoj, for the reason that the FSL report did not show that the DNA found in the vaginal smear of the deceased belonged to the applicant because of insufficient generation of the DNA profile.