https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198639 An accused may seek inspection of unmarked and unexhibited documents forwarded to court with the police report, because the disclosure scheme under sections 173(5), 173(6) and 207 of the Code supports fair investigation and fair trial under Article 21. The right is not unlimited, but where the documents are in court custody, are relevant to the defence, and may affect answers under section 313, denial of access can create a reasonable perception of prejudice. The stage of the request, by itself, does not defeat inspection if the request is bona fide and necessary to prevent unfairness. en-us Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 18 Jul 2023 10:41:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198639 An accused may seek inspection of unmarked and unexhibited documents forwarded to court with the police report, because the disclosure scheme under sections 173(5), 173(6) and 207 of the Code supports fair investigation and fair trial under Article 21. The right is not unlimited, but where the documents are in court custody, are relevant to the defence, and may affect answers under section 313, denial of access can create a reasonable perception of prejudice. The stage of the request, by itself, does not defeat inspection if the request is bona fide and necessary to prevent unfairness. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198639