UMESH CHANDRA SHARMA
Vivek Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of U. P. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual background of the case. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 2. arguments regarding the trial court's rejection of evidence. (Para 6 , 19) |
| 3. analysis of electronic evidence and its admissibility. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 4. conclusion and order to re-evaluate the application. (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 23) |
JUDGMENT
Umesh Chandra Sharma, J.
Heard Sri Krishna Gopal, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Pankaj Kumar Tripathi, learned A.G.A for the State and perused the record.
2. The learned counsel for opposite party no. 2 neither appeared nor has the learned A.G.A filed any counter affidavit, hence heard the argument and perused the record.
3. The applicant has filed the present Application under Section 482 Cr.P.C to quash the order dated 02.08.2022 passed by A.S.J / Special Judge (Rape Z POCSO Act), Etah in Special Trial No 552 of 2021 - State v. Vivek Kumar arising out of Case Crime No. 35 of 2020 under Sections 3 63 , 366 I.P.C and 3A POCSO Act, 2012 Act, Police Station Pilua, District Etah.
4. In brief, facts of the case are that opposite party no. 2 lodged an F.I.R which was registered as Case Crime No. 35 of 2020 under Sections 3 63 , 366, 368
For electronic records to be admissible as evidence, compliance with S.65B of the Evidence Act is mandatory.
The certificate under Section 65-B of the Evidence Act must accompany the electronic record when it is produced in evidence, and the prosecution is obligated to supply all documents upon which relian....
The absence of a Section 65-B certificate for electronic evidence is a curable defect and does not invalidate trial proceedings.
Electronic records cannot be admitted into evidence unless the mandatory requirements of Section 65-B of the Evidence Act are satisfied, including obtaining a certificate in terms of Section 65-B(4) ....
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