Electronically generated evidence – Admissibility – Scope
Cyber Crime has become rampant in society and that is the reason legislature in its wisdom has provided a different criterion about admissibility of evidence in such cases as without any wire one can have facility of connection all over world as whole of business of world is going on through internet, E-mails.Due to development in science and technology, it is possible to bring on record physical existence of everything as whole technology is based on satellite operational networks. Legislature has amended provisions of Art-2(e) of Qanoon-E-Shahadat, 1984, in terms of Section 29 of Electronic Transactions Ordinance, 2002, and various changes have been made in definition clause. All documents prepared, produced or generated through modern devices are admissible in evidence. [PLD 2009 Lahore 254] Alamgir Khalid Chughtai vs. State (Lahore) Ss-3, 5, 29 & Schedule II Qanoon-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984). Article 2(e) (as amended)
