Dileep pointed out that there are many things on the phone that affect his privacy and it cannot be passed on. Defendant contended that the conversations with Balachandra Kumar were also on the phone and that it was evidence in his favor. He also told the court that he had given the phone for inspection and the name of the company which had given the check for attention.
However, the court questioned why he was concerned regarding the transfer of the mobile phone. If you do not trust the investigation team or the prosecution, you can hand over the phone before the court. Or do you no longer trust the court? The court also said that it was not up to Dileep to decide where to give the phone for inspection.
Dileep countered that it was not appropriate to hand over the phone as it was not the phone at the exact time and the conversations with his ex-wife were on the phone which would affect his privacy if he went out.
However, the court reminded that Dileep has an obligation to produce the evidence required by the probe team and should not deviate from it. The court also noted that there should be no other problems in presenting the phone before the court registrar. With this, Dileep’s lawyers started moving towards handing over the phone before the court. Following today’s hearing, the court adjourned the case till tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the prosecution today took a tough stand once morest Dileep. She pointed out that there is no guarantee that Dileep will not destroy the phone and if that happens, digital evidence will be lost. Dileep is not cooperating with the investigation. The prosecution told the court that the mobile phone was not seized because of court intervention.
