Evidence Section 65A
Special provisions as to evidence in electronic records
BSA Section 63— Admissibility of electronic records.
Effective for any FIR, charge sheet, or filing on or after 1 July 2024. Matters that arose before that date continue under the Evidence.
Computer output (information printed, stored, recorded, or copied in electronic form) is deemed a document and admissible without further proof of the original if four conditions are satisfied: the computer was in regular use, the relevant information was regularly fed into it, it was operating properly during the material period, and the output reproduces information fed in the ordinary course of activities. A certificate from the person in charge of the computer or communication device must be submitted along with the electronic record at each instance of submission for admission.
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