The latest state-of-the-art equipments are the need of the hour considering the escalating rates of acquittal in India due to faulty and defective investigation.

'With the advancement in science and technology, it is high time that the novel and scientific methods of investigation are used by a team of well-trained experts and not merely through an ill equipped, overburdened and constrained team of investigating officers,' the court said.

Stressing the importance of good investigation, Justice Gambhir said: 'Since our country follows the adversarial system of criminal justice, it is essential for bringing the culprits to the books that the prosecution is strong and well fed by the investigating agencies. Police and other investigating agencies are at the heart of the criminal justice system of India.'