**Section 65B(1)** of the Indian Evidence Act provides for the admissi…

Question

**Section 65B(1)** of the Indian Evidence Act provides for the admissibility of **electronic records** without further proof or production of the original. Which is the correct rule?

Accepted Answer

D. {'text': 'Information contained in an electronic record printed on a paper, stored, recorded or copied in optical or magnetic media produced by a computer is deemed to be a document and admissible if the conditions of the section are satisfied', 'label': 'D'}

1. Section 65A provides that contents of electronic records may be proved in accordance with Section 65B.
2. **Section 65B(1)** states: any information contained in an electronic record printed on paper, stored, recorded or copied in optical or magnetic media produced by a computer (called the "computer output") shall be deemed to be a **document**, and is admissible in any proceedings without further proof or production of the original, if the conditions in Section 65B(2) are met.
3. The section therefore creates a deeming fiction backed by compliance.
4. The other options misstate the section or are not in the Act.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 — Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws, Lesson 11 (Indian Evidence Act, 1872), pp. 251-272._

Answer

{'text': 'Information contained in any electronic record of any kind whatsoever is admissible only on the certificate of a Cyber Forensic Expert appointed by the Central Government of India in respect of any offence under the Information Technology Act 2000', 'label': 'A'}

Answer

{'text': 'Information contained in any electronic record of any kind whatsoever is absolutely inadmissible in every judicial proceeding under any law in force in any State of India regardless of any compliance with any prescribed conditions of any kind whatsoever', 'label': 'B'}

Answer

{'text': 'Information contained in any electronic record of any kind whatsoever is admissible only after the original computer producing such record has been physically produced in the trial court for examination by the parties to the proceedings', 'label': 'C'}