ABSTRACT

PROVING OF ELECTRONIC EVIDENCES AND ITS CHALLENGES

Its the 21st century, and undoubtedly electronic communication have become an
indispensible part of our business correspondence and social interaction, be it negotiations,
transaction closings or instant messaging, courtesy the recent development in e-commerce.
Thus, almost every dispute which arises through such communications necessarily involves
the production of electronic records as evidence in courts. However, the advancement in the
legal admissibility of electronic evidence has been nothing short of a paradigm shift in the
application of the general rules of the universal rules of evidence. The confusion regarding
such application has been primarily concerned with fundamental principles such as those of
hearsay evidence, best evidence, authentication and primary evidence. The advent of the
Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act) has in fact witnessed the same, bringing along
with it significant improvements in the legal position regarding production and admissibility
of electronic evidence in India. This project shall, therefore encompass the several issues
surrounding collection, production and appreciation of electronic evidence, also emphasising
on the various changes brought forth by the IT Act in the law of evidence as such. The
researchers shall also analyse the legal position in India concerning electronic evidence with
reference to both the Federal rules of evidence as well as those of the European Union, thus
bringing out a comparison among the same.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The above mentioned project is a doctrinal research, emphasising on the various challenges
posed by electronic evidence and its admissibility. The same shall be conducted using various
sources of data including books, articles, and internet databases.
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