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CHAPTER II.––OF THE RELEVANCY OF FACTS · OPINIONS OF THIRD PERSONS WHEN RELEVANT

Section 47A: Opinion as to 1[electronic signature], when relevant

The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (repealed)

Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.

2[When the Court has to form an opinion as to the 1[electronic signature of any person, the opinion of the Certifying Authority which has issued the 3[electronic Signature Certificate] is a relevant fact.]

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by Act 10 of 2009, s. 52, for “digital signature” (w.e.f. 27-10-2009).
  2. 2.Ins. by Act 21 of 2000, s. 92 and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 17-10-2000).
  3. 3.Subs. by s 52, ibid., for “Digital Signature Certificate” (w.e.f. 27-10-2009).

Now in the BSA

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

47A. Opinion as to digital signature, when relevant.BSA 41(2)

Questions on this section

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  1. 1. Under Section 41(2) of the BSA, when the Court has to form an opinion as to the electronic signature of any person, the opinion of which of the following is a relevant fact?

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