https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275504 Section 91 of the CrPC has a wide reach and can be invoked by an accused to seek relevant call data records and connected material for defence, even if the prosecution does not rely on them. The right to place material before the court for effective cross-examination and defence is distinct from the duty to supply copies under Section 207. Where the records may assist an alibi or otherwise support innocence, refusal on the ground of prosecution non-reliance is unsustainable. The court should also actively test claims that such records are unavailable by examining nodal officers, allowing cross-examination, and using procedural powers to explore retrieval or production, so as to secure a fair opportunity of defence. en-us Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 05 Oct 2018 11:00:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275504 Section 91 of the CrPC has a wide reach and can be invoked by an accused to seek relevant call data records and connected material for defence, even if the prosecution does not rely on them. The right to place material before the court for effective cross-examination and defence is distinct from the duty to supply copies under Section 207. Where the records may assist an alibi or otherwise support innocence, refusal on the ground of prosecution non-reliance is unsustainable. The court should also actively test claims that such records are unavailable by examining nodal officers, allowing cross-examination, and using procedural powers to explore retrieval or production, so as to secure a fair opportunity of defence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275504