https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311613 A court-ordered preliminary enquiry report and connected documents may have to be disclosed before the ordinary Section 207 CrPC stage where the report materially affects the parties, no privilege is claimed, and fairness would otherwise be prejudiced. The ordinary rule of supply at the later stage cannot be applied mechanically when the report has already influenced judicial action and the matter is outside routine criminal process. Applying principles of fair trial and natural justice, the appellant was entitled to the report, and the writ proceedings were restored for fresh consideration on merits. en-us Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 04 Jan 2024 20:23:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311613 A court-ordered preliminary enquiry report and connected documents may have to be disclosed before the ordinary Section 207 CrPC stage where the report materially affects the parties, no privilege is claimed, and fairness would otherwise be prejudiced. The ordinary rule of supply at the later stage cannot be applied mechanically when the report has already influenced judicial action and the matter is outside routine criminal process. Applying principles of fair trial and natural justice, the appellant was entitled to the report, and the writ proceedings were restored for fresh consideration on merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311613