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Nuances of Digital Evidence
Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan,
High Court of Kerala,
Workshop on Digital Evidence, September 2019
Uniqueness of Digital Evidence
FRAGILE
Types of Digital Evidence
Types of Evidence available on a computer
System Logs
Program Files
Activity Logs
Time Stamps
Meta Data
Admissibility of Electronic Evidence
MYTH OF PRIMARY & SECONDARY EVIDENCE
• Primary evidence means the document itself.
Collection & chain of custody of digital evidence
WHAT IS CHAIN OF CUSTODY & EVIDENCE HANDLING?
Important Points to remember for Fool-proof Chain of Custody
Some key elements that require documentation
Final Thoughts
• Indian Judiciary, though has come a long way in recognizing,accepting, appreciating and assimilating these aspects ofdigital evidence, its importance and complexity, but therestill remains a lot of challenges in the area as technologykeeps changing at a fast pace throwing up new challengesand the law has a rather slower pace in keeping abreast .