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State (N.C.T. Of Delhi) vs Navjot Sandhu@ Afsan Guru on 4 August, 2005

It was also held that  Section 63  and  65  of The Indian Evidence Act  have no application in the case of secondary evidence by way of electronic record;  the same is wholly governed by Sections 65A and 65B of The Indian Evidence Act,  so   to   that   extent,   the   statement   of   law   on   admissibility   of   secondary   evidence  pertaining to electronic record, as stated by the Supreme Court in case of  State  (NCT of Delhi) vs. Navjot Sandhu alias Afsan Guru, (2005) 11 SCC 600 does not  lay   down   the   correct   legal   position,   which   requires   to   be   overruled   and   was  accordingly   overruled.   It   was   also   held   that   an   electronic   record   by   way   of  secondary  evidence  shall  not be admitted  in evidence  unless  the  requirements  under Section 65B of The Indian Evidence Act are satisfied. It was also held that in  the case of CD, VCD, chip, etc., the same shall be accompanied with the certificate  in terms of Section 65B of The Indian Evidence Act obtained at the time of taking of  document,   without   which,   the   secondary   evidence   pertaining   to   that   electronic  record, is inadmissible.
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