Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 75 · Decided 30 January 2018
Shafhi Mohammad v. The State of Himachal Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 75 · [2018] 1 S.C.R. 790
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 2302/2017
- Decided
- 30 January 2018
- Bench
- ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, UDAY UMESH LALIT (2-judge bench)
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 164(1); Evidence Act Section 65B(4); Information Technology Act Section 2(t), 2(o)
Headnote
Evidence Act, 1872: s.65B(4) - Videography of scene of crime or scene of recovery during investigation - Electronic evidence - Admissibility of - Procedural requirement - Held: If the electronic evidence is authentic and relevant the same certainly court being satisfied about its authenticity and procedure, for its admissibility may depend on fact situation such as whether the person producing such evidence is in a position to furnish certificate under s.65B(4) - A party who is not in possession of device from which the document is
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