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[5] Id.

[6] Supra note 2 at 4

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[10] Id.

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[12] Id.

[13] Id.

[14] Id.

[15] Ratan Lal & Dhiraj Lal, The Law of Evidence (Lexis Nexis, Delhi, 2017)

[16] Abhinav Prakash, Law of Evidence (Universal Law Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, 2019)

[17] Supra note 11 at 8

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[21] Id.

[22] Id.

[23] Supra at 21

[24] Supra note 15 at 9

[25] Id at 21

[26] Id at 27

[27] The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Act 21 of 2000), s. 65B

[28] The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Act 21 of 2000), s. 85

[29] Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Act no 1 of 1872) s.3

[30] Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Act no 1 of 1872) s. 65B

[31] Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Act no 1 of 1872) s. 45A

[32] Id at 30

[33] Supra note 20 at 10

[34] Supra at 30

[35] Supra at 31

[36] Id at 30

[37] Id at 30

[38] Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Act 1 of 1872), s. 45A

[39] Supra at 30

[40] Supra at 30

[41] Id. at 31

[42] Supra at 30

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[50] 2009 UK 732 OB

[51] CA 2013 SC 247

[52] 2014 AU (357) SC

[53] 2014 SCC Online 254

[54] 2018 SCC Online 355