State Of TN Must Train Police Officers On Procedure To Obtain Certificate Under S.65B Indian Evidence Act : Supreme Court

Recently, the Supreme Court remarked that the state government (Tamil Nadu) should impart proper training to police officers on obtaining certificate for electronic evidence as stipulated under Section 65B of the Evidence Act. 

"Before we part with the judgment, we must note here that the PW-19, the Investigating Officer, was not aware of the procedure to be followed for obtaining a certificate under Section 65B of the Evidence Act. He cannot be blamed as a proper training was not imparted to him. The State Government must ensure that the Police Officers are imparted proper training on this aspect.", observed the bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan.

The  observation of the Supreme Court came while deciding a criminal appeal, where the High Court discarded the phone call evidence due to non-production of the certificate as prescribed under Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

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Case Details: WILLIAM STEPHEN VERSUS THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANR., CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 607 of 2024

Citation : 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 168

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