Section 65B IEA, inserted by the Information Technology Act, 2000, deals with admissibility of:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. Section 65B IEA was inserted by the Information Technology Act, 2000 and governs admissibility of electronic records.
2. Sub-section (1): notwithstanding anything in this Act, any information in an electronic record printed/stored/copied on any media shall be deemed a 'document' if conditions in (2) are satisfied.
3. Sub-section (4): a CERTIFICATE identifying the electronic record, describing the manner of its production, and giving particulars of the device, signed by a person occupying a responsible official position in relation to the device, is required to make electronic record admissible.
4. Anvar P.V. v. P.K. Basheer (2014) held the 65B certificate is mandatory; Arjun Panditrao (2020) reaffirmed Anvar P.V. and clarified procedural aspects.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Indian Penal Code 1860 / Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 / Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Bare Acts, indiacode.nic.in) — Indian Evidence Act, Section 65B; Anvar P.V. v. P.K. Basheer, (2014) 10 SCC 473; Arjun Panditrao Khotkar v. Kailash Kushanrao Gorantyal, (2020) 7 SCC 1_
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