As the world started communicating electronically by way of emails and text messages, mutual obligations crystalized without putting pen to paper, admissibility of electronic evidence was.
The existing position of electronic evidence has been reiterated in the new Evidence Bill for the most part, but some provisions hamper the ease of producing digital evidence.
With the introduction of new bill, the Bhartiya Sakshya Bill, 2023, the law of evidence in India is all set to change. With the new bill outgoes the law that ruled world of evidence for almost 150.
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INTRODUCTION
The evolution of information and communication technology has
changed our world tremendously. In the past decade or two, there
has been a significant increase in electronic contracts and
communications. Communication between parties, across the globe,
has become simpler than ever before. As technology has become more
portable, greater amounts of information is created, stored, and
accessed in a variety of devices. With increasing reliance on
electronic contracts, communication, and exchange of documents
through electronic means, electronic evidence has assumed great
significance. Further, with the increasing impact of technology in
every sphere, production of electronic evidence has become vital to