Section 65B IEA governs the admissibility of
AElectronic records — requiring a certificate as to the source, mode of storage and integrity of the electronic evidence
BPhotographs of physical scenes
CAffidavits filed in civil suits
DOral confessions
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Electronic records — requiring a certificate as to the source, mode of storage and integrity of the electronic evidence
Section 65B (inserted by the IT Act 2000) sets out conditions for admissibility of secondary evidence of electronic records. Anvar P V v P K Basheer (2014) and Arjun Panditrao Khotkar (2020) confirmed Section 65B(4) certificate as mandatory; oral evidence cannot substitute it.
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