Chief court adj case regarding. PRAYER It is therefore most respectfully prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Declaration or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction, declaring that Section 63(4)(c) of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, in so far as it mandates the production of a hash value and an expert certificate as a condition for admissibility of electronic records, is arbitrary, unreasonable, and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and consequently be declared unconstitutional.
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pecomes unnt for examination because of the non-avanability of proper electronic storage facilities. This defeats the very purpose
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for which the defence seeks verification, including the disclosure of the hash value of the computer output and the production of the original devices for inspection.
It converts a facilitative mechanism into an exclusionary barrier, defeating the objective of enabling wider acceptance of electronic evidence. Judicial intervention is necessary to restore fairness and constitutionality.
PRAYER
It is therefore most respectfully prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Declaration or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction, declaring that Section 63(4)(c) of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, in so far as it mandates the production of a hash value and an expert certificate as a condition for admissibility of electronic records, is arbitrary, unreasonable, and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and consequently be declared unconstitutional.
And I also seeks liberty to raise additional grounds at the time of hearing and Pass such further or other orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case and in the interest of justice.
Solemnly affirmed at Chennai
Before me
On this 19th day of November 2025
And his name signed in my presence
Advocate:: Chennai
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