Five academics, who had petitioned the Supreme Court for guidelines on the seizure of personal digital devices by investigating agencies, have now submitted their own draft guidelines to the court.
The academics – Ram Ramaswamy, Deepak Malghan, Sujata Patel, Mukul Kesavan and Madhava Prasad – had filed a plea for guidelines in March 2021. In November 2022, the home ministry filed an affidavit saying it would have to consult with states before drawing up such guidelines.
