Haryana Judicial Service (Civil Judge) Prelims 2010 Previous Year Question Papers with MCQ Answers

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Admissibility of electronic record has been prescribed under :

A: Section 64 of Evidence Act
B: Section 65 of Evidence Act
C: Section 65B of Evidence Act
D: Section 65A of Evidence Act

The answer is: C

Explanation

The correct option is C: Section 65B of Evidence Act.

This section deals with the admissibility of electronic records as evidence in any court of law. It states that any information contained in an electronic record, which has been stored, recorded or copied as a computer output, shall be deemed as a document and shall be admissible as evidence without further proof or production of the originals, if the conditions mentioned in the section are satisfied.

Section 64 of Evidence Act refers to the proof of documents by primary evidence, which means the production of the document itself. Section 65 of Evidence Act refers to the cases in which secondary evidence relating to documents may be given, such as certified copies, counterparts, oral accounts, etc. Section 65A of Evidence Act refers to the special provisions as to evidence relating to electronic records, which states that the contents of electronic records may be proved in accordance with the provisions of Section 65B.