Redaction Of Documents – Substance & Its Application

"Redaction" is a commonplace term in the legal circuit and a fairly common practice in legal documents. It refers to blacking out a document (manually/ electronically) in order to remove any confidential information/ sensitive information before disclosing it to the other party.

WHEN SHOULD A DOCUMENT BE REDACTED?

1. Redacting personal data (contact details, email id, Aadhar/ Pan Card details, medical records, trade secrets, and security information, etc.) is important to avoid identity theft and to keep one's privacy intact.
2. To hide the name of minors, informants' names, and home addresses to keep them protected from adverse parties involved especially in a criminal matter.