Certificate for electronic records (s.63 BSA)
Needed to prove printouts, recordings and messages (old s.65B).
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How the paper begins
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IN THE COURT OF Civil Judge (Junior Division), Amarnagar
Civil Suit No. 412 of 2025
Versus
CERTIFICATE UNDER SECTION 63 OF THE BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
I, Vikram Singh son of Shri Harbans Singh, aged about 52 years, resident of House No. 45, Gulab Colony, Amarnagar, Tehsil and District Amarnagar, Punjab, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:
1.That I produce printouts of WhatsApp messages exchanged with the defendant from 01-01-2026 to 30-06-2026 (the "electronic records").
2.That the electronic records were produced by my mobile phone (Model X12, number 0000000002), which was regularly used by me and was in my lawful control during the period, and the information was regularly fed into it in the ordinary course of activities.
3.That throughout this period the device was working properly, or, if it was not, the improper working did not affect the electronic records or their accuracy.
The rest of the paper is in Dastavo.
What to bring
Papers to bring
- Aadhaar card or another photo identity proof (photocopy; the original to show)
- The device or the original record (phone, computer, CD or pen drive), unaltered, with its make, model and serial or IMEI number
- The printouts and copies, and a typed transcript of any recording (with a translation if it is not in the court's language)
- The hash value report, if an expert or a tool has computed one
Where to go
Sworn before the Oath Commissioner at the court complex and filed by your advocate along with the electronic record, each time that record is produced in the case.
Fee
An affidavit made only to be filed in a court is usually free of stamp duty, and no court fee is needed unless the court-fee counter says so; the Oath Commissioner's fee is paid at the counter. Ask there for today's amounts.
Good to know
- The form in the Act's Schedule also has a Part B, signed by an expert; ask your advocate whether the court will want it.
- Keep the original device or recording safe and unedited: the court may ask to see it.
Papers and fees can change. Check with the office before you go. Guidance only, not yet reviewed by a lawyer.
Stamp paper
Punjab: affidavits are usually typed on e-stamp paper (buy it at an authorised e-stamp centre; check the current duty there) and sworn before an Oath Commissioner or Notary. Many state services now accept a self-declaration instead.
Haryana: use e-stamp paper (egrashry / authorised vendors; check the current duty) and swear before an Oath Commissioner or Notary.
Chandigarh: e-stamp paper from an authorised centre (check the current duty); sworn before an Oath Commissioner or Notary.