[BREAKING] Supreme Court agrees to examine plea by BJP leaders for guidelines to compensate victims of wrongful prosecution
The petitions filed by Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay and Kapil Mishra cited the example of a rape accused, Vishnu Tiwari who was recently acquitted by the Allahabad High Court after spending 20 years in prison.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Central government on petitions filed by two BJP leaders seeking compensation for victims of wrongful prosecution.