Dial Singh Narian Singh vs Rajpal Jagan And Ors. on 4 February, 1969
147. It is contended that the conversation between the accused and the
Complainant which is tape-recorded, is a contemporaneous evidence and is
relevant under Section 8 Evidence Act. Further like a photograph of a
relevant incident, a contemporaneous tape recording of a relevant
conversation is a relevant fact under Section 7 of the Evidence Act. Relying
on Dial Singh Narain Singh vs. Rajpal, AIR 1969 Punjab and Haryana 350 it
is contended that for use of an earlier tape-recorded statement, the
identification of the taped voice is crucial and indeed such proper
identification of the voices is the sine qua non for the use of the said tape-
recorded evidence. Where the voice is denied by the alleged maker thereof, a
comparison of the same becomes inevitable and the proper identification of
voices must be proved by a competent witness.