# SC settles un-relied-documents row: Accused can use them in trial

> The Supreme Court has held that an accused can not only inspect documents seized during investigation but not relied upon by the prosecution, but can also have specific documents brought before witnesses during the trial if they are relevant to the defence, settling a contentious procedural issue that has surfaced in several high-profile criminal cases.

- Published: 2026-09-30T07:31:53.848Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T17:02:08.193Z
- 4 sources
- Topics: Politics
- Involves: CBI, Central Bureau of Investigation, National People's Sakthi Party, Supreme Court, journalist Varahi, the court

## How it developed

- 2026-09-30T07:31:53.848Z - Hindustan Times: [SC settles un-relied-documents row: Accused can use them in trial](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sc-settles-un-relied-documents-row-accused-can-use-them-in-trial-101790752841217.html)
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- 2026-09-30T14:00:28.266Z - Times of India: ['This nonsense has to stop': SC pulls up UP Police over unnamed FIRs, suggests CBI probe in all cases](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/this-nonsense-has-to-stop-sc-pulls-up-up-police-over-unnamed-fir-suggests-cbi-probe-in-all-cases/articleshow/134594779.cms)
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