law: Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
  
  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 cost, 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 from any part in regard to which a request for such 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 furtherthat 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.