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10. The mode and manner of proving electronic data is well- established both under statutes as also in several judgments. Some guidance also exists in the Delhi High Court(OriginalSide) Rules, 2018which stipulates that electronic documents can be filed as under:

"24. Reception of electronic evidence - A party seeking to tender any electronic record shall do so in a CD/ DVD/ Medium, encrypted with a hash value, the details of which shall be disclosed in a separate memorandum, signed by the party in the form of an affidavit. This will be tendered along with the encrypted CD/ DVD/ Medium in the Registry..."

11. For the said purpose the Respondent may make a proper copy of the data from the mobile phones on a CD/Pen Drive and a hash value may be added to preserve the integrity of the data. The said dat a can then be furnished at the appropriate stage to the concerned Court or in the show cause proceedings, in accordance with law.

12. In order to obviate any objections on behalf of the Petitioners in respect of the data which is copied, the Petitioners may appear before the Respondent and the data may be verified when the same is copied, if they so choose to do. Thereafter, the electronic devices may be returned to the Petitioners.