New Delhi, April 25 -- The Supreme Court expressed surprise after learning that currency notes allegedly seized from an accused in a corruption case in Bihar were reportedly destroyed by rodents, according to PTI.

A bench comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan questioned how such seized cash could be damaged and wondered how many similar cases might exist where currency notes were not stored safely. The court described it as a "huge revenue loss" for the state.

The matter came up during the hearing of a plea filed by a woman who had been convicted and sentenced to four years in prison in a corruption case.

According to the allegations, the woman, Aruna Kumari, who was serving as a Child Development Programme Officer in 2...