Electronic Evidence in a Nutshell

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Description
"Evidence" is the most important facet of Justice delivery system. With the advancement of Information Technology, as the necessity of utilization of "Electronic Evidence" in the "Justice Delivery System" was felt, suitable amendments were introduced to the relevant Legislations governing the field. May be "Indian Evidence Act, 1872" is the most important legislation relevant for the purpose but this Legislation too does not cover the whole field since "Evidence" and "Electronic Evidence" with certain variations in their applicability may be equally relevant before Tribunals, Quasi Judicial bodies and the like. "Internet World" or "Digital World" may be an universally well identified phenomenon governed by several Domestic Legislations throughout the World. In this brief commentary on the Topic we have taken all the necessary care to touch almost all the essential aspects but however we cannot claim that this is an Exhaustive commentary but just a short one,more or less a handy book useful to the needy.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Definition of Evidence under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872
3. Admissions and Electronic Evidence.
4. Statements made under Special Circumstances.
5. Opinions of Third Persons When Relevant
6. Documentary Evidence.
7. Presumptions as to documents.
8. Principles of Natural Justice
9. Child Pornography
10. Sexual Harassment of Women at Work place
11. The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation
        and Resettlement Act, 2013 and website
12. The Right to Information Act, 2005 and Electronic Evidence
13. The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 and Electronic Evidence
14. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 and Electronic Evidence
15. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and Electronic Evidence.
16. The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019 and Electronic Evidence
17. The Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and the E-Commerce and The Legal Metrology
       (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2017
18. The Commercial Courts Act, 2015 and Electronic Evidence
19. Copyright, Trademark infringement and digital medium
20. Information Technology Act, 2000 and Electronic Evidence
APPENDIX
1. The Information Technology Act, 2000
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Author Details
Justice P.S. Narayana, Former Judge, High Court of A.P.
P. Jagadish Chandra Prasad, Advocate, High Court of A.P. and Telangana