https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=368256 An accused may seek preservation and production of call detail records and tower-location data under Section 91 CrPC where the material is said to support the defence, including a claim of illegal custody and a compelled statement. The court accepted that fair opportunity to prove the defence can justify directing preservation of electronic records needed for later production, and found no prejudice to the department from such preservation. The application was accordingly allowed, and mobile operators were directed to preserve and file the relevant records. en-us Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 05 Oct 2018 11:23:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=368256 An accused may seek preservation and production of call detail records and tower-location data under Section 91 CrPC where the material is said to support the defence, including a claim of illegal custody and a compelled statement. The court accepted that fair opportunity to prove the defence can justify directing preservation of electronic records needed for later production, and found no prejudice to the department from such preservation. The application was accordingly allowed, and mobile operators were directed to preserve and file the relevant records. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=368256