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MANESH KATHEKAR   23 August 2019

whatsapp chat

whatsup chat screenshot proof is accept in court or not ???


 6 Replies

Real Soul.... (LEGAL)     23 August 2019

Cannot be relied as an evidance until accertained. Just can trigger investgation.

P. Venu (Advocate)     23 August 2019

What are the facts? What is the issue?

Marcella Cohen   08 September 2020

Originally posted by : MANESH KATHEKAR
whatsup chat screenshot proof is accept in court or not ???

No, if it's just a text, I think if it's screen recording videos call whatsapp it's possible

 

 

Vikas Raj   01 April 2022

Originally posted by : Lord kali

Originally posted by : Ananya GosainIn Arjun Panditrao Khotkar v. Kailash Kushanrao, the Supreme Court of India held that the condition mentioned under Section 65B(4) of the Evidence Act (which is regarding giving particulars of any device involved in the production of that electronic record and certificate to be produced before the court) is essential for admissibility of electronic records. The supreme court further clarifies that it is not necessary to produce a certificate before a court of law if the ‘original document’ is produced itself. And in all other cases, the electronic record can go through according to the content of Section 65B(1) together with a certificate defined under Section 65B(4) FMWA of the Indian Evidence Act. WhatsApp forwarded message cannot be treated as evidence, it is even not regarded as a ‘document’ under the evidence act.RegardsIts really nice.. Cheers..!

Damn I learned something great today! Thanks a ton for sharing this mate.

papai sen   21 December 2022

Do you know What'sApp has lounched a new features which is you can undo a deleted masseage with in 5 secend. well how many peoples used GB whatsapp or is it safe to use?

Martha Mile   27 November 2023

Originally posted by : Lord kali

Originally posted by : Ananya GosainIn Arjun Panditrao Khotkar v. Kailash Kushanrao, the Supreme Court of India held that the condition mentioned under Section 65B(4) of the Evidence Act (which is regarding giving particulars of any device involved in the production of that electronic record and certificate to be produced before the court) is essential for admissibility of electronic records. The supreme court further clarifies that it is not necessary to produce a certificate before a court of law if the ‘original document’ is produced itself. And in all other cases, the electronic record can go through according to the content of Section 65B(1) together with a certificate defined under Section 65B(4) FMWA of the Indian Evidence Act. WhatsApp forwarded message cannot be treated as evidence, it is even not regarded as a ‘document’ under the evidence act.RegardsIts really nice.. Cheers..!

Yes you are absolutely right, and I am glad on that I learned something new today.


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