The Gujarat High Court has asked the state government to form a committee to identify cases pending before it in which convicts were jailed for long on the basis of evidence that does not inspire confidence or creates doubt.
The court said in an order on Friday it was keen to hear such cases on priority but clarified it was not suggesting to the government to admit that the conviction was not proper.
A division bench of Justices AS Supehia and MR Mengdey passed the order after quashing and setting aside the conviction of two appellants who have spent more than 12 years in jail in a case of gang rape and robbery.