Call Detail Records Not Admissible Without Certificate Under Section 65 of Evidence Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India recently acquitted Pooranmal, who had been convicted in a murder case, emphasizing that electronic evidence such as Call Detail Records (CDRs) cannot be relied upon in court unless accompanied by the mandatory certificate under Section 65-B of the Indian Evidence Act. The judgment was delivered by a Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and NV Anjaria. The case arose from the 2010 murder of…