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Section 79A: Central Government to notify Examiner of Electronic Evidence.

The Information Technology Act, 2000Central Act · Act 21 of 2000

[79A. Central Government to notify Examiner of Electronic Evidence.--The Central Government may, for the purposes of providing expert opinion on electronic form evidence before any court or other authority specify, by notification in the Official Gazette, any Department, body or agency of the Central Government or a State Government as an Examiner of Electronic Evidence.

Explanation.For the purposes of this section, "electronic form evidence" means any information of probative value that is either stored or transmitted in electronic form and includes computer evidence, digital audio, digital video, cell phones, digital fax machines.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Information Technology Act, 2000
Section79A
Marginal noteCentral Government to notify Examiner of Electronic Evidence.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted. . Subs. by, s. 40, ibid., for Chapter XII (w.e.f. 27-10-2009).

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