Information Technology Act Section 79A — Central Government to notify Examiner of Electronic Evidence
CHAPTER XI OFFENCES
Cyber Law
Summary
The Central Government may officially designate, through a notification in the Official Gazette, any department, body, or agency of the Central Government or a State Government as an Examiner of Electronic Evidence. This designation is for the purpose of providing expert opinions on electronic evidence before any court or other authority.
The term "electronic form evidence" means any information that has probative value—that is, information that can prove something in a legal matter—and is either stored or transmitted in electronic form. This includes computer evidence, digital audio, digital video, cell phones, and digital fax machines.
Official Text
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.]