BSA Section 63
Definition
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam provision on admissibility of electronic and certified records, including the certificate that accompanies electronically generated FSL reports. Replaces the Section 65B regime of the old Evidence Act.
- Provision
- Section 63, BSA 2023
- Predecessor
- Section 65B, IEA 1872
- Governs
- Electronic and certified record admissibility
- Application
- Electronically generated FSL reports
- Jurisdiction
- India
Common questions
Why does an FSL toxicology or chemistry report need a Section 63 certificate?+
Most lab reports are generated and stored electronically, so without the certificate confirming the device and process behind the record, the report risks being treated as inadmissible secondary evidence.
Who signs the certificate for a lab-generated report?+
The person operating or in charge of the computer or instrument at the time the record was produced, which in a laboratory setting is typically the analyst or the reporting software's system administrator.
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