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19. In the case of Tarun Tyagi (supra) investigation started on the basis of complaint lodged by one Mr. Alok Gupta who was the complainant and the FIR was registered by the CBI. The allegation was that the appellant had stolen the `source code' of a software known as 'Quick Recovery' developed by the complainant's company and thereafter put it for sale on the website of the appellant company. Case was registered under Section 66 of the Information Technology Act, 200 and sections 63 and 63B read with section 14(b)(ii) of the Copyright Act, 1957. The CBI took up the investigation and seized certain documents and material from the office/residential premises of the appellant after conducting search and seizure on August 03, 2007. The appellant moved, some time in January 2008, an application seeking release of the seized property. This application was rejected by the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi on March 03, 2008. The High Court of Delhi set aside this order in Criminal Misc. Case No.1518 of 2008, which was preferred by the appellant against the order of the trial Court rejecting this application. The order of the High Court is dated May 18, 2009. By this order, the High Court restored the application for release with direction to the concerned Magistrate to deal with the application afresh. In this factual backdrop the Apex Court had directed to supply the Hard Disk Drive with certain conditions.