Question

    What are the conditions for the admissibility of

    electronic records as evidence?
    A Electronic records are admissible only when the original is produced in court Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Electronic records are admissible only if they are stored in magnetic media but not printed Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Electronic records printed on paper, stored, or recorded in optical or magnetic media are admissible if conditions in the section are satisfied Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Electronic records are admissible only if they are certified by the police Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Electronic records are admissible only for civil proceedings Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Section 65B. Admissibility of electronic records. –– (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, any information contained in an electronic record which is printed on a paper, stored, recorded or copied in optical or magnetic media produced by a computer (hereinafter referred to as the computer output) shall be deemed to be also a document, if the conditions mentioned in this section are satisfied in relation to the information and computer in question and shall be admissible in any proceedings, without further proof or production of the original, as evidence or any contents of the original or of any fact stated therein of which direct evidence would be admissible.

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