Analysis Section 65-B Of The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 In Light Of The V. Rajaram V. State Through Inspector Of Police Judgement
Smruti Poola, Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad
ABSTRACT
The Indian Evidence Act lays out the criteria and procedure for the production of evidence to cement legal arguments. The Act houses of one of the most considered and discussed provisions in Indian Jurisprudence. Section 65-B of the Act elucidates upon the admissibility of electronic evidence into the courts of law. With rapid technological advancements and people becoming increasingly tech-savy allows space for manipulation and abuse of electronic evidence. This paper attempts to draw nexus between the admissibility of electronic evidence and the necessary conditions that it must satisfy through the interpretation of various judicial judgements. The main focus of this paper rests on the judgement delivered by the Supreme Court of India in the case of V. Rajaram v. State through Inspector of Police. The judgement laid out essential criteria that has to be fulfilled for considering the validity of electronic evidence.
Keywords: Electronic Evidence, Section 65-B, Indian Evidence Act, Admissibility, and Certificate.
