https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305312 Where no specific request was made under Section 173(6) to withhold any part of the material, the prosecution must disclose to the accused the witness statements and connected documents forwarded with the police report. Section 173(5) requires the investigating agency to send all relevant documents and statements to the Magistrate, and Section 207 obliges supply to the accused subject only to limited statutory exceptions. The Delhi HC emphasised that the prosecution cannot select material for disclosure on its own, because fair investigation and fair trial require access to relevant statements and documents for defence preparation and effective cross-examination. The refusal to supply the requested material was therefore unjustified. en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 02 Dec 2022 18:08:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305312 Where no specific request was made under Section 173(6) to withhold any part of the material, the prosecution must disclose to the accused the witness statements and connected documents forwarded with the police report. Section 173(5) requires the investigating agency to send all relevant documents and statements to the Magistrate, and Section 207 obliges supply to the accused subject only to limited statutory exceptions. The Delhi HC emphasised that the prosecution cannot select material for disclosure on its own, because fair investigation and fair trial require access to relevant statements and documents for defence preparation and effective cross-examination. The refusal to supply the requested material was therefore unjustified. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 04 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305312