Except in the case of a secure electronic signature, if the electronic signature of any subscriber is alleged to have been affixed to an electronic record, the fact that such electronic signature is the electronic signature of the subscriber must be proved.
PART III ON PROOF · CHAPTER V OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
Section 66: Proof as to electronic signature
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Corresponding Evidence Act provision
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
Questions on this section
1 question in 4 of our papers cite Section 66. Try these from the free papers:
1. Under Section 66 of the BSA, where the electronic signature of a subscriber is alleged to have been affixed to an electronic record, the fact that it is the subscriber's electronic signature need NOT be proved in the case of: