High Court Reduces Punishment for Lost Service Dog Case

A long time ago, a police dog named Laika went missing during a wedding.

The dog's handler, a police officer named Jagmal Singh, was punished for not telling his bosses right away.

The punishment was to lose two pay raises forever.

But recently, a high court said that punishment was too harsh.

They changed it to losing two pay raises, but only for a short time.

The court said Singh made a small mistake, but the punishment didn't fit the mistake.

The court also said that in India, courts have been checking if punishments and laws are fair for a long time.