207.Supply to the accused of copy of police report and other documents

- In any case where the proceeding has been instituted on a police^ⓘ report^ⓘ, the Magistrate shall without delay furnish to the accused^ⓘ, free of post, a copy^ⓘ of each of the following:- (i)the police^ⓘ report^ⓘ; (ii)the first information report^ⓘ recorded under section 154; (iii)the statements recorded under sub-section (3) of section 161 of all persons whom the prosecution proposes to examine as its witnesses, excluding there frorm any part in regard to which a request for exclusion has been made by the police^ⓘ officer under sub-section (6) of section 173; (iv)the confessions and statements, if any, recorded under section 164; (v)any other^ⓘ document or relevant extract thereof forwarded to the Magistrate with the police^ⓘ report^ⓘ under sub-section (5) of section 173 : Provided that the Magistrate may, after perusing any such part of a statement as is referred to in clause (iii) and considering the reasons given by the police^ⓘ officer for the request, direct that a copy^ⓘ of that part of the statement or of such portion thereof as the Magistrate thinks proper, shall be furnished to the accused^ⓘ :Provided further that if the Magistrate is satisfied that any document referred to in clause (v) is voluminous, he shall, instead of furnishing the accused^ⓘ with a copy^ⓘ thereof, direct that he will only be allowed to inspect it either personally or through pleader in Court.