PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 13 -- The Allahabad high court has directed the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary, director general of medical health and director general of police to ensure that viscera reports are transmitted expeditiously to enable complete, proper and effective assessment during a criminal investigation.

A viscera examination is conducted to determine the cause of death or to detect the presence of any substances, such as poisons or drugs, in a deceased's body.

Justice Samit Gopal passed the order while hearing the bail plea of a man accused in a dowry death case.

The court noted that though the report of viscera samples, which were sent to a laboratory in February 2024, was prepared in September 2024, but the same was not received by...