Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the sealing request under Art. 248 CPP was timely when made at delivery of the requested documents
Decisione estratta
In a document-production procedure, a sealing request is timely if made simultaneously with the delivery of the documents to the prosecutor; it need not be made earlier while the documents remain with the holder.
Motivazione estratta
The purpose of sealing is to prevent the authorities from learning the contents of the documents. A request made only after the authorities have already seen the material is generally pointless, but a request accompanying the handover preserves the protected secrecy interest.