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Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 65B IEA - Admissibility of electronic Records

Section 65B IEA is now Section 63 of the BSA - the BSA replaced the IEA on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section
65B - Admissibility of electronic Records
New provision
Section 63 BSA

IEA → BSA: what changed

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Section 63 BSA Modified Words "or semiconductor memory" "or any communication device or otherwise stored, recorded, or copied in any electronic form" is added in subsection (1). Words "communication device", "create" are added in subsection (2). In subsection (3), the word "computer" is replaced by "by means of one or more computers or communication devices," and new clauses (a) to (e) are added newly . In subsection (4), the words "that is to say" are replaced by "shall be submitted along with the electronic record at each instance where it is being submitted for admission, namely:" . T he words "or a communication device referred to in clauses (a) to (e) of sub - section (3)" are added to clause (b) of subsection (4), and in clause (c), the words "person occupying a responsible official position in relation to the operation of the relevant device or the management of the relevant activities" are replaced by "person in charge of the computer or communication device or the management of the relevant activitie

Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 deals with admissibility of electronic Records. Under the new law this is Section 63 of the BSA.

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