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@article{208907,
        author = {KRISHNA KARTHIK L R and LAKSHMI AISHWARYA R and RAMAKRISHNA L},
        title = {Digital Evidence - its applications in Court Proceedings},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {5},
        pages = {212-220},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=208907},
        abstract = {In the saga of advanced and modern technological evolutions in India, the Application of Digital evidence forms an important form of an Investigation.  The Digital Evidence being used more and more with an objective to make the investigation faster and authenticated in solving the complicated crimes and legal proceedings.  The Digital Evidence also known as Electric Evidence is used as reliable in comparison with the traditional evidence.  The Government of India, recognised the importance of digital evidence and made necessary enactments in the Parliament of India for admissibility in the new Bharatiya Sakhsya Bill, 2023.  The Bill is regarded the Digital Evidence as a Primary Evidence for the reasons that the evidence collected is safe and unchanged by way of safeguarding with strong passwords and digital security adoptions. The Digital Evidence has its own challenges such as software privacy, cyber hacking, cyber fraud, cyber theft, etc., and hence there is need for the updating of legislation and provision of clear guidelines to secure and create awareness on safety of the evidence.  Here, the authors are making an attempt to study the aspects on the Digital Evidence and on the legal provisions, thereof.},
        keywords = {Digital Evidence, Cyber Crime, Legal Provision and information technology.},
        month = {October},
        }