Citation Name: 2023 PCrLJ 690 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREBookmark this Case JAVED IQBAL vs State S — 2023 PCrLJ 690 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2023 PCrLJ 690 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: Citation Name: 2023 PCrLJ 690 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREBookmark this Case JAVED IQBAL vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 265-C---S; S. 265-C

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Judgment text as reported

Citation Name: 2023 PCrLJ 690 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREBookmark this Case JAVED IQBAL VS State S. 265-C---Supply of statements and documents to the accused---Exclusion of evidence, not provided to accused---Scope---Accused moved an application under S. 265-C, Cr.P.C. for obtaining certified copies of hard disks secured by the police during investigation---Trial Court directed the prosecution to provide video film to the accused---Hard disks containing video were de-sealed in open court and were provided to a constable, stated to be an expert of hardware by the prosecution, but the constable showed his inability to make copies of the same, resultantly, the Trial Court excluded the disks from the evidence vide impugned order---Held; it was mandatory to supply copies of the hard disks to the accused under S. 265-C, Cr.P.C.---Modus operandi adopted by the Trial Court, whereby a constable, present in court was asked to prepare copy of the hard disks, was not proper rather unwarranted under the law---Trial Court must have sent the hard disks to an IT Department of the investigation agency for preparation of its copies---Revision petition was allowed and the impugned order was set aside.

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