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2. The appeals are listed today in pursuance of the directions given in the earlier orders, whereby Registry was directed to make available copies of electronic record to rival parties. The learned Registrar (Judicial) has put up a note dated 22.07.2022, stating that during the course of trial, two copies of electronic data/record in sealed 901 Cri.Appeal-136-2017 condition with endorsement from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Mumbai (CFSL) were provided to the counsel for the Appellants as well as the learned Senior Special Public Prosecutor for Respondent/State. It is submitted that the record has been received from the Trial Court, but if further copies are to be made and given to either party, there would be a change of hash value of the original data and to avoid the same, entire material will have to be sent to CFSL, Kalina, Mumbai, for making copies and then providing them to the parties.

3. In the light of the aforesaid office note put up by the learned Registrar (Judicial), learned Senior Special Public Prosecutor submitted that authenticated copies received during the course of trial are available with the Respondent/State and if the Appellants so desire, clone copy would be provided to them.

4. Upon this, learned counsel appearing for the Appellants submitted that since there would be change of hash value, the authenticity of such record may be in doubt. We are informed that for making copies of the entire material once again, to avoid change in hash value of the original, the CFSL Mumbai would take about three to four months time, as a consequence of which, the hearing of these appeals may be delayed.