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98. Moreover, neither at the time of seizure nor before extraction was any hash value of the photographs computed. Computation and matching of hash values is a recognised forensic safeguard to verify integrity and authenticity of electronic data. The hash value of the photographs should have been ascertained at the very first stage when Judgment 48 CONF-2-2024-F.odt PW-21 extracted the photographs from the mobile phone of the accused on the instructions of PW-25. In the absence of such verification, the originality and authenticity of the photographs remain doubtful, and the possibility of alteration, deletion, or manipulation cannot be ruled out.