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marked exhibits on the seized articles to be sent to CFSL and
submitted charge sheet before the court of Ld. Chief Judicial
Medinipur, Purba Medinipur against the arrested accused Animesh
Boxi @ Ani Boxi @ Anibokshi vide Panskura P.S. charge sheet no.
422/17 dt. 01/9/17 u/s 354A/354C/354D/509 IPC and 66E/66C/67/67A
Information Technology Act, 2000. P.W. 18 further stated that further
investigation was continued as per provision of 173(8) of Cr. PC. and
by consulting with the case docket P.W. 18 stated the details what he
had done and submitted supplementary charge sheet vide Panskura
P.S charge sheet no. 478 dated 17/10/17 u/s 354A/354C/354D/509 IPC
and 66E/66C/67/67A Information Technology Act, 2000 (as amended
till date) against the accused Animesh Boxi @ Ani Boxi @ Anibokshi
and identified the accused Animesh Boxi before the court.
In this case there are lots of electronic evidences. Now let us
discuss some of the provisions of Indian Law relating to electronic
form of evidences.
Section 3 of Indian Evidence Act states:
"Evidence" – "Evidence" means and includes
(1) all statements which the Court permits or requires to be
made before it by witnesses, in relation to matters of fact under
inquiry; such statements are called oral evidence;
(2) all document including electronic records produced for the
inspection of the Court, such statements are called documentary
evidence.
Section 4 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 recognizes
information in electronic form for any laws in the following ways:
Where any law provides that information or any other matter shall
be
in
writing
or
in
the
typewritten
or
printed
form,
then,
notwithstanding anything contained in such law, such requirement
shall be deemed to have been satisfied if such information or matter
is (a) Rendered or made available in an electronic form; and
(b) accessible so as to be usable for a subsequent reference.
Section 79A of the Information Technology Act provides the
concept of E-Form Evidence in the following ways:
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