https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284727 Electronic recordings may be relevant to a fact in issue, but they cannot be acted upon unless the requirements for proving electronic records are first satisfied. Sections 65A and 65B of the Indian Evidence Act govern proof of computer output and require the statutory conditions, including the Section 65B(4) certificate, unless lawful authentication is otherwise established. Here, the alleged pen drive and CD lacked foundational material showing when and how the recording was made or that it was authentic, so the trial court was justified in treating it as unreliable and refusing to direct comparison with the complainant's voice sample. en-us Mon, 29 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 07 Dec 2019 10:34:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284727 Electronic recordings may be relevant to a fact in issue, but they cannot be acted upon unless the requirements for proving electronic records are first satisfied. Sections 65A and 65B of the Indian Evidence Act govern proof of computer output and require the statutory conditions, including the Section 65B(4) certificate, unless lawful authentication is otherwise established. Here, the alleged pen drive and CD lacked foundational material showing when and how the recording was made or that it was authentic, so the trial court was justified in treating it as unreliable and refusing to direct comparison with the complainant's voice sample. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 29 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284727