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34. In Tarun Tyagi (supra) on the allegation that the accused had stolen source codes of a software, a search was conducted in his house and hard disks were seized. At the stage of Section 207 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, all other records except for the cloned copies of the Hard Disk were supplied to the accused. The accused approached the Apex Court and contended that the copies of the hard disks are to be supplied to demonstrate during trial that no case is made out against him. He also contended that the cloned copies are required for enabling him to prepare his cross examination and a proper defense strategy. The CBI opposed the prayer and it was urged that the accused would misuse the same. The Apex Court repelled the contention and the cloned copies of the hard disk were ordered to be supplied to the accused.