Relevancy and Admissibility of Digital Evidence: A Comparative Study
Volume II, Issue I, 2019
Due to growth and development in technology there has been enormous change in day to day life. It is very easy to communicate through technology which increasing reliance on electronic means of communication, e-commerce and storage of information in digital form. This rise and development of technology has intense effect on legal rules in legal system especially in the field of evidence. This modern technology has generated and created materials that are considered evidence in courts. It caused a need to transform the law relating to information technology and rules of admissibility of electronic evidence both in civil and criminal matters. This paper is an effort to relook the laws of digital evidence & its admissibility and relevancy while appreciating various issues involved with help of case laws & interpretations in India, USA and UK.