New Delhi: aims to utilize technology in crime investigations, the Supreme Court has directed that the cellular application used by Delhi police for videography and photography scene crime was tested by experts.
The upper court heard a problem where he had agreed to check whether the crime scene videography could be done mandator and how it could be an acceptable evidence in court.
The court said that all technological innovations for use in investigations must ensure that capture crime scenes through photos or videos and upload them through the application completely free interference and fully encrypted.
It must also be ensured that capturing images and videos and uploading the same through the application must be a contemporaneous and, as far as possible, it must also be equipped with a GPS location, the apex court said.
The bench is headed by justice.
U Latal said this parameter will ensure that the material collected and uploaded can be trusted intrinsically as evidence in criminal trials.
“However, before we come to the firm conclusion, we want the prototype applied by Delhi police at 15 South Delhi District police stations to be tested by experts.” If the developed cellular application is found to be very easy and reliable by experts, their reports will be Very helpful to the court before the direction was passed, “said the bench also consisted of Ravindra Bhat.
The APEX court directed that at least three high-ranking officials in the police, preferably from the National Police Academy related to experts with the testing.
These experts are free to Involving services from every cybercrime or those who are experienced in the internet and virtual platforms, he said.
“They can also associate Dr.
Arun Mohan, a senior advocate who has helped this court as Amicus Curiae.
“After considering the cellular SPP developed and tested whether the photos / videography captured and uploaded are completely free of destroyers and may be relied upon as evidence in criminal trials, experts can provide their views through the report,” The bench in November 18 said.
The Apex Court previously framed questions to consider that “Is the only evidence of electronic evidence is in accordance with section 65 (a) read with section 65 (b) or whether the provision is additional mode of electronic evidence allowed notes.” Section 65 (b) Indian Evidence Act says that electronic records need to be certified by someone who occupies the official position responsible for being accepted as evidence in the court process.