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PART III ON PROOF · CHAPTER V OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE

Section 66: Proof as to electronic signature

The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

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.

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

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  1. 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:

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