Guwahati, May 23 -- Reported by Mrinal Banik

Agartala: The Tripura High Court has set aside the acquittal of a Rajasthan resident in a 292 kg ganja seizure case and ordered a fresh trial, observing that the trial court erred in closing prosecution evidence without examining key witnesses.

A division bench of Justice T. Amarnath Goud and Justice S. Datta Purkayastha passed the order while hearing an appeal filed by the State government against the May 19, 2025 judgment of the Special Judge, Court No. 2, Khowai district.

The trial court had acquitted the accused, Jammu Baig of Rajasthan's Ajmer district, in a case registered under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act, citing non-production of the Malkhana register and alleged...