Overview
- Reading from the NFSL report, the bench said four audio exhibits were modified and not scientifically fit for forensic voice comparison.
- The Supreme Court directed the registrar to furnish the NFSL’s final report to all parties and listed the case for further hearing on December 8.
- Counsel for the petitioner cited a Truth Labs assessment that the 50‑minute Y1 clip was unedited with a 93% probability of matching the control voice attributed to N. Biren Singh.
- Solicitor General Tushar Mehta noted the NFSL’s tampering finding and urged against further intervention, saying the situation in Manipur is now peaceful.
- The petition by the Kuki Organisation for Human Rights Trust seeks a court‑monitored probe into the whistleblower tapes, with the court having earlier involved CFSL and later directed NFSL examination after inconclusive lab reports.