https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=346909 Section 207 of the Code of Criminal Procedure requires free supply to the accused of the police report and documents forwarded with it, and Section 238 obliges the Magistrate to ensure compliance at the start of trial. Seized hard disks containing source code, when relied on by the prosecution and relevant to the defence, must be made available so the accused can meet the case and prepare a defence. Any concern about misuse may be addressed through safeguards, including recording the contents before supply, obtaining an undertaking against misuse, and providing a cloned copy with protective conditions. The accused was therefore entitled to supply of the seized hard disks subject to safeguards. en-us Wed, 08 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 25 Aug 2017 07:22:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=346909 Section 207 of the Code of Criminal Procedure requires free supply to the accused of the police report and documents forwarded with it, and Section 238 obliges the Magistrate to ensure compliance at the start of trial. Seized hard disks containing source code, when relied on by the prosecution and relevant to the defence, must be made available so the accused can meet the case and prepare a defence. Any concern about misuse may be addressed through safeguards, including recording the contents before supply, obtaining an undertaking against misuse, and providing a cloned copy with protective conditions. The accused was therefore entitled to supply of the seized hard disks subject to safeguards. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 08 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=346909