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13.From the record, it emerges that although the order sheet dated 17.09.2025 records that copies of the charge-sheet "along with CD" were supplied, there is prima facie substance in the grievance that all documents forming part of the police report were not furnished, and that the supply was effected through the investigating agency without judicial verification or grant of reasonable time to the accused to ascertain completeness.

14.More importantly, where the prosecution case substantially rests upon electronic evidence, compliance with Section 230 BNSS assumes heightened significance. The Hon'ble Supreme Court in P. Gopalakrishnan @ Dileep v. State of Kerala, (2020) 9 SCC 161, has categorically held that the original memory card constitutes a document, and the accused is (Uploaded on 22/01/2026 at 02:45:40 PM) [2026:RJ-JD:3627] (7 of 15) [CRLR-1675/2025] entitled to receive its authenticated clone copy prepared in accordance with law. Supply of an uncertified CD, not prepared through hash-value authentication, does not fulfil the statutory mandate.