Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

It is true that the law ___(1)___ the submission of confidential material to the court in some cases. In addition, courts can order some contents to be kept confidential. The Evidence Act also allows the ___(2)___ of non-disclosure of some documents and communications. Even when authorities claim privilege over classified material, they had no objection to judges ___(3)___ them to satisfy themselves about the claims. The government usually justifies the ___(4)___ of secret material directly to the court, citing national security or the purity of an ongoing investigation. Courts have often justified entertaining material not disclosed to the parties by underscoring that it is to satisfy their ___(5)___. However, the practice sometimes has undesirable ___(6)___. It compromises the defense of those accused of some crimes, especially those involving an alleged ___(7)___ to national security, or money laundering and corruption. Undisclosed material is often used to deny bail, something the apex court ___(8)___ the Delhi High Court for doing in a case against former Union Minister P. Chidambaram. It observed that recording a finding based on material ___(9)___ in a sealed cover was not justified. The main mischief of the ‘sealed cover’ practice lies in the scope it gives the state to ___(10)___ deep scrutiny of the need and proportionality of its restrictions on freedom. The time has come for the Supreme Court to determine and circumscribe the circumstances in which confidential government reports, especially those withheld from the other side, can be used by courts in adjudication.