Furthermore, this defect can be cured if the matter is sent back to the trial Court for recording additional evidence,” the August 4 order read. Story continues below this adIn February 2022, the trial court convicted both accused and sentenced them to death. The court further clarified that since it is not an “illegality” but an irregularity, this irregularity has to be “rectified”. The court also noted that although the trial took nearly four years to conclude, these important lapses went unnoticed. Accordingly, the high court set aside the conviction and death sentence and remanded the case to the trial court.