Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
BNSS & CrPC | Right to Cross-Examine Forensic Analysts Mandatory for Fair Trial : Bombay HC Quashes Death Sentence
Bombay HC ruled that reliance on forensic reports without summoning analysts for cross-examination violates fair trial rights under BNSS and CrPC. The court set aside a death sentence, emphasizing that scientific evidence must be tested through cross-examination to uphold natural justice, impacting criminal trials involving forensic evidence.