A third appellant, Mohan alias Bacchu, had died in 2014, and the appeal on his behalf had already abated. Writing the judgment, the bench flagged what it called a serious lapse by the trial court. The trial court had even questioned the present appellants about this unrelated report during their examination under Section 313 of the CrPC, and used it while convicting them. The court noted that Tulsiram had already spent over seven years in custody and Harprasad a little over three years. The State of Madhya PradeshDate of Order: July 30, 2026Bench: Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh