CCTV in Muddemal Doesn't Mean 'No Copies': Supreme Court's Clear Mandate

 Subtitle: When police misuse “material object” status to avoid furnishing electronic evidence contents under Section 207 CrPC 

OPENING: THE SYSTEMATIC ABUSE IN YOUR COURT

It happens in hundreds of courts across India every week.

A pen drive containing CCTV footage of a crime arrives at the police station. The investigating officer seizes it, documents it, and files a chargesheet saying the video shows the accused committing the crime. The pen drive then goes into the muddemal (evidence room) of the court.

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What is duty of session Judge before taking steps to destroy the 'C' files and Muddemals?

Henceforth before taking steps to destroy
the   'C'   files   and  Muddemals,   in   any   case   the
concerned Sessions Court shall ascertain from the

registry   of   the   High   Court   or   through   Case
Management   Information   System   [CMIS]   about
pendency of appeals.

     IN  THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.479 OF 2003

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA 
V
ABDUL QAYYUM S/O. SK.HASSAN  

              CORAM:   S.S. SHINDE AND
                       A.M.DHAVALE, JJ.
              DATE :   06.01.2018

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