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(2) Bnv Awej‡¤^ Kvh©Ki nB‡e;

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(1) ÔAwWI-wfwWI Kbdv‡iÝÕ (Audio-Video Conference)

A_© Av`vjZ Kÿ nB‡Z `~ieZx© †Kvb ¯’v‡b Ae¯’vbiZ

‡gvKÏgvi †Kvb cÿ, mvÿx, Awfhy³ e¨w³, AvBbRxex, we‡klÁ
Ges ‡gvKÏgvi mswkøó †Kvb e¨w³i Z_¨ cÖhyw³ e¨envi Kwiqv
AwWI-wfRy¨qvj ms‡hv‡Mi gva¨‡g wePvi Kvh©µ‡g Ask MÖnY;

(2) ÔAv`vjZ cÖvšÍ (Court Point)Õ A_© mswkøó wePvi Av`vjZ

†hLv‡b mvÿ¨MÖnYmn hveZxq wePvi Kvh©µg Pjgvb Av‡Q;
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miKvwi I †emiKvwi KZ©„c
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(7) ÔwWwRUvj mvÿ¨ (Digital Evidence)Õ A_© AwWI-wfwWI

Kbdv‡iÝ Gi gva¨‡g M„nxZ ev cÖ`Ë mvÿ¨;

(8) Ô`wjj (Documents)Õ A_© The Evidence Act, 1872

(Act No. I of 1872) G ewY©Z `wjjvw`mn B‡jKUªwbK

web¨v‡mi (Electronic Form) gva¨‡g cÖ¯‘Z Z_¨, DcvË,

DcvË nB‡Z Qvqvwjwc (Photocopy or Print out) BZ¨vw`
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Kbdv‡i‡Ýi gva¨‡g ‡gvKÏgvi †Kvb cÿ, mvÿx, Awfhy³ e¨w³,
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(10) Ô`„k¨gvb Dcw¯’wZÕ (Visual Presence) A_© AwWI-

wfwWI Kbdv‡iÝ ev Ab¨ †Kvb B‡jKUªwbK gva¨‡g †Kvb
Av`vj‡Z wePvi Kvh©µ‡g AskMÖnY;

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Av`vj‡Z e¨w³MZ ev kvixwiKfv‡e mivmwi Dcw¯’wZi gva¨‡g
wePvi Kvh©µ‡g AskMÖnY|

msiÿY I AvB‡bi 3| (1) GB avivi (2) Dcavivi weavb mv‡c‡ÿ GB AvB‡b

c&ªvavb¨ wea„Z mKj wKQzB :
i. The Evidence Act, 1872 (Act No. I of 1872),
ii. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, (Act NO. V of
1898),
iii. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act No. V of 1908),
iv. evsjv‡`k †Uwj‡hvMv‡hvM wbqš¿Y AvBb,2001 ( 2001 m‡bi
18 bs AvBb)
v. Z_¨ I †hvMv‡hvM cÖhyw³ AvBb,2006 (2006 m‡bi 39 bs
AvBb)
vi. wWwRUvj wbivcËv AvBb, 2018
vii. Criminal Rules and Orders (Practice and Procedure of
Subordinate Courts), 2009
viii. Civil Rules and Orders Ges
ix. The Jail Code
Gi weavb mg~‡ni cwic~iK (Supplementary) wnmv‡e MY¨
nB‡e|

(2) AvcvZZ ejer Ab¨ †Kvb AvB‡bi ‡Kv‡bv weavb, GB

AvB‡bi Aax‡b AwWI-wfwWI Kbdv‡i‡Ýi gva¨‡g ‡gvKÏgvi
†Kv‡bv cÿ, mvÿx, AvBbRxex, we‡klÁ Ges ‡gvKÏgv mswkøó
†Kv‡bv e¨w³i †gŠwLK-`vwjwjK mvÿ¨ MÖnYmn †`Iqvwb-
†dŠR`vwi †gvKÏgvi wePvi Kvh©µ‡g M„nxZ c×wZ msµvšÍ
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Kbdv‡i‡Ýi gva¨‡g mvÿ¨MÖnY

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MÖnY‡hvM¨Zv
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wnmv‡e MÖnY‡hvM¨ nB‡e|

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I kvixwiK Dcw¯’wZ
Awfhy³ e¨w³, mvÿx ev mswkøó †Kvb e¨w³i Av`vj‡Zi Kvh©µ‡g
AskMÖnY A_v©r Ô`„k¨gvb Dcw¯’wZÕ (Visual Presence)
Zvnvi ÔkvixwiK Dcw¯’wZÕ (Physical Presence) wnmv‡e
MY¨ nB‡e|

AvB‡bi AwZivwóªK 6| hw` GB AvB‡bi Aax‡b evsjv‡`‡ki evwn‡i Ae¯’vbiZ

(Extra
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Territorial)
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evsjv‡`‡k Aew¯’Z Av`vjZ K‡ÿ Zvnvi kvixwiK Dcw¯’wZ
(Physical Presence) wnmv‡e MY¨ nB‡e|

Av‡e`b 7| Av`vjZ ‡gvKÏgv mswkøó cÿ, mvÿx, Awfhy³ e¨w³,

AvBbRxex, we‡klÁ A_ev KZ©„c‡ÿi Av‡e`‡bi †cÖwÿ‡Z
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mvÿ¨ ev e³e¨ MÖn‡Yi wb‡`©k cÖ`vb Kwi‡Z cvwi‡eb :

Z‡e kZ© _v‡K †h, D³ `iLv¯Í ‡gvKÏgvi †Kvb cÿ A_ev

mvÿx ev Zvnv‡`i cÖwZwbwai gva¨‡g `„k¨gvb Dcw¯’wZ A_ev
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Z_¨vw` D‡jøL Kwi‡Z nB‡e:

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Certificate) A_ev ¯’vbxq RbcÖwZwbwa KZ…©K cª`Ë cªZ¨qb
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A_ev mvÿxi Dcw¯’wZ ev mvÿ¨ MÖn‡Yi wb‡`©k ZLbB cÖ`vb
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(K) D³ Dcw¯’wZ A_ev mvÿ¨ MªnY b¨vq wePv‡ii ¯^v‡_©

Avek¨K;

(L) Zvnv †hŠw³Kiƒ‡c cvjb‡hvM¨; Ges

(M) mswkøó mKj cÿ‡K AeMZ Kiv nBqv‡Q|

Av`vj‡Zi we‡kl 9| b¨vq wePv‡ii ¯^v‡_© ‡`Iqvwb I †dŠR`vwi †gvKÏgvq

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MÖn‡Yi wb‡`©k cÖ`vb Kwi‡Z cvwi‡e |
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ev e³e¨ MÖn‡Yi Rb¨ Av`vjZ `iLv¯ÍKvix c‡ÿi cªwZ miKvi
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Av`vj‡Zi Ask Ges `~ieZx© cÖv‡šÍ msNwUZ Av`vj‡Zi gh©v`vnvwbKi †h †Kvb
Kvh©, kc_f½ wKsev Av`vjZ Aegvbbv AvB‡bi †Kvb e¨Z¨q
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AwWI-wfwWI Kbdv‡i‡Ýi gva¨‡g `wjjvw` cÖgvY

cÖgv‡Yi c×wZ 12| †Kvb †gvKÏgvq AwWI-wfwWI Kbdv‡i‡Ýi gva¨‡g mvÿ¨

MÖn‡Yi mgq `wjjvw` cÖgv‡Yi †ÿ‡Î Av`vjZ cÖv‡šÍi `wjjvw`
`~ieZx© cÖv‡šÍ Dcw¯’Z Awfhy³ e¨w³ A_ev mvÿx‡K cÖ`k©b
Kwi‡Z nB‡e| D³iƒ‡c cÖ`wk©Z †h †Kvb `wjj Av`vjZ KZ…©K
cÖZ¨wqZ `wjj ewjqv MY¨ nB‡e|

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wba©viY
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Dcw¯’wZ A_ev `„k¨gvb Dcw¯’wZi gva¨‡g mvÿ¨ ev e³e¨ MÖn‡Yi
ZvwiL I mgq mswkøó Av`vjZ KZ…©K wbav©wiZ nB‡e |

Awfhy³ e¨w³i 14| (1) ‡Kvb ‡`Iqvwb-†dŠR`vwi †gvKÏgvq AwWI-wfwWI

we‡kl AwaKvi
Kbdv‡i‡Ýi gva¨‡g Awfhy³ e¨w³ A_ev mvÿxi `„k¨gvb
Dcw¯’wZ A_ev `„k¨gvb Dcw¯’wZi gva¨‡g mvÿ¨ ev e³e¨ MÖn‡Yi
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AvBbRxexi mwnZ †Mvcbxq civg‡k©i I M„nxZ mvÿ¨ cÖZ¨ÿ
Kwievi I †Riv Kwievi my‡hvM cÖ`vb Kwi‡Z nB‡e|

(2) Awfhy³ e¨w³ ev mvÿxi mwnZ Zvnvi AvBbRxexi †Mvcbxq

civgk© we‡klvwaKvi cÖvß †hvMv‡hvM (privileged
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AwWI-wfwWI Kbdv‡i‡Ýi gva¨‡g AvBbRxexi Av`vjZ

Kvh©µ‡g Ask MÖnY I we‡kl‡Ái mvÿ¨ cÖ`vb

Av`vjZ Kvh©µ‡g 15| evsjv‡`‡k AvBb †ckvq wb‡qvwRZ †Kvb AvBbRxex AwWI-
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we‡kl‡Ái mvÿ¨ 16| The Evidence Act, 1872 (Act No. I of 1872) Gi
45 avivq ewY©Z †Kv‡bv we‡klÁ AwWI-wfwWI Kbdv‡i‡Ýi
gva¨‡g Av`vjZ cÖvšÍ A_ev `~ieZx© cÖvšÍ nB‡Z mswkøó wePvi
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AwWI-wfwWI Kbdv‡i‡Ýi gva¨‡g Av`vjZ Kvh©µ‡g

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mbv³KiY 17| AwWI-wfwWI Kbdv‡i‡Ýi gva¨‡g Av`vjZ Kvh©µ‡g Ask

MÖnYKvix Awfhy³ e¨w³ A_ev mvÿx‡K 7 avivq DwjøwLZ
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mg‡q Zvnvi Dcw¯’wZ wbwðZ Kwi‡Z nB‡e Ges Zvnv‡K
Dc¯’vcbKvixcÿ ev h_vh_ KZ©„cÿ mbv³ Kwi‡e|
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`~ieZx© cÖv‡šÍ Dcw¯’Z Awfhy³ e¨w³ ev mvÿx‡K D³¯’vb nB‡Z
AwWI-wfwWI ms‡hv‡Mi gva¨‡g Av`vjZ cÖv‡šÍ mswkøó wePviK
KZ…©K kc_ evK¨ cvV KivB‡Z nB‡e |

mßg Aa¨vq

Av`vjZ, KvivMvi I Ab¨vb¨ cÖwZôv‡b Z_¨ cÖhyw³ myweav ¯’vcb

Z_¨ cÖhyw³ myweavw` 19| miKvi AwWI-wfwWI Kbdv‡iÝ gva¨‡g Awfhy³ e¨w³i ev
mvÿxi `„k¨gvb Dcw¯’wZ A_ev `„k¨gvb Dcw¯’wZi gva¨‡g mvÿ¨
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(K) Av`vjZ cÖv‡šÍ Dcw¯’Z cÖ‡Z¨K e¨w³ `~ieZx© cÖv‡šÍ Dcw¯’Z

Awfhy³ e¨w³ A_ev mvÿx‡K †`wL‡Z, ïwb‡Z I Av`vj‡Zi
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(2) 21(1) avivi Aax‡b wewa cÖYxZ bv nIqv ch©šÍ miKvwi

†M‡RU cÖÁvcb Øviv GB AvB‡bi D‡Ïk¨ c~iYK‡í miKvi
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cvV AvBbwUi Bs‡iwR‡Z Ab~w`Z GKwU wbf©i‡hvM¨ Aby‡gvw`Z
(Authentic English Text) cvV cÖKvk Kwi‡e:

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