Video recording evidence

K.C.Suresh (Querist) 13 November 2008 This query is : Resolved
Whether video recording is primary or secondary evidence? What are the conditions for accepting the same as legal evidence? Citations if any?

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Guest (Expert) 13 November 2008
Video recording is a primary evidence and it is mainly related to Criminal cases as of now, and currently used to stop the movement of person in custody to court and back.

G. ARAVINTHAN (Expert) 13 November 2008
In Chennai, Additional Sessions cum CBI Special Court - Presiding officers preferred to conduct trial and examination through video conferance.

Recently for trial in Fake stamp papers case, they conducted examination when the accused was in Bombay Prison.

K.C.Suresh (Querist) 14 November 2008
LEGAL Validity of the video recorded evidence. Suppose a scene was recorded in a video. How to bring that in evidence? I.E., how to produce the cassete? Which cassete, the master or the print? Who to be examined to prove the same? Whethet an edited casste is a primary evidence? AND If there is any citations to any of the points the citations?

Adv.Shine Thomas (Expert) 17 November 2008
Video recording is a primary evidence and Court can verify its originality with the help of an expert.

J K Agrawal (Expert) 14 December 2008
the answer is not clear up to now

ARVIND JAIN (Expert) 09 February 2009
video recording if not edited may be taken in evidence. master copy must be produced. photographer who is author of video will be prime witness to prove the video. line of judgments on the issue.

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