Supreme Court Orders Preservation of Mobile Phones Found in Examination Halls, Prohibits Destruction

May 10, Kathmandu – The Supreme Court has directed the police not to destroy mobile phones and the data stored on them when found inside examination halls. This order comes after police in Siraha destroyed several mobile phones discovered in the exam venue by submerging them in water. Following this incident, Advocate Anil Kumar Sah and others filed a petition with the Supreme Court against the destruction of these devices.
The bench headed by Justice Srikant Paudel instructed the Ministry of Home Affairs and the District Administration Office of Siraha to preserve mobile phones found inside exam halls in a secure manner, refraining from any destruction. Additionally, the Supreme Court has directed the relevant authorities to provide a justification explaining why the mobile phones and their data were destroyed.