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Part IV
Amendment to
the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872)
Inserted
vide ITAA 2008 |
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In the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, - |
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Amendment of Section 3 |
in section 3 relating to
interpretation clause, in the paragraph appearing at the end,
for the words "digital signature" and "Digital Siganture
Certificate", the words "Electronic signature" and "Electronic
Signature Certificate" shall be respectively substituted |
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| (b) |
Insertion oof new section
45 A Opinion of Examiner of
Electronic Evidence |
45A: When in a
proceeding, the Court has to form an opinion on any matter
relating to any information transmitted or stored in any
computer resource or any other electronic or digital form, the
opinion of the Examiner of Electronic Evidence referred to in
section 79A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, is a
relevant fact.
Explanation:
For the purposes of this section, an Examiner of
Electronic Evidence shall be an expert
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| (c) |
Amendmentof Section 47 A |
in section 47A,-
(i) for the words "digital
signature", the words "electronic signature" shall be
substituted
(ii) for the words "Digital
Siganture Certificate", the words "Electronic Signature
Certificate" shall be substituted.
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| (d) |
Amendment of Section 67A |
in section 67 A,-
for the words "digital signature",
the words "electronic signature" shall be substituted
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| (e) |
Amendment of section 85A |
in section 85A,
for the words "digital signature",
wherever they occur, the words "electronic signature" shall be
substituted |
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| (f) |
Amendment of section 85B |
in section 85B,-
for the words "digital signature",
wherever they occur, the words "electronic signature" shall
be substituted
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| (g) |
Amendment of section 85C |
in section 85C,
for the words "Digital Siganture
Certificate", the words "Electronic Signature Certificate"
shall be substituted
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| (h) |
Amendment of section 90 A |
in section 90A,
the words "digital signature", at
both places where they occur, the words "electronic
signature" shall be substituted
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