Gujarat High Court Criminal Manual (subordinate court practice), 1977
(i) It shall be the duty of the official supervising the inspection of a record to see that no alterations are made in it or papers abstracted and that it is returned in its original condition when the inspection is over. No one other than the applicant himself shall be allowed to inspect the record or to take notes or copies therefrom. It should be seen that the inspection is ordinarily completed, and the record returned within the hours fixed by the presiding judge for inspection of the record. (ii) A party may not be permitted to inspect the record if it comes to the knowledge of the presiding Officer that the record is being misused, tampered with or not handled properly by the applicant.