SECTION 84 OF THE EVIDENCE ACT : CERTIFICATE NOT COMPULSORY
Ever wanted to tender digital photographs or a statement of account in evidence through the maker and the opposing counsel objected on the ground that you haven’t complied with the provisions of Section 84 of the Evidence Act, 2011 , as a result of your failure to file a certificate of compliance/identification? This article focuses on Section 84 of the Evidence Act, 2011 and it seeks to bring to fore the existing alternative to filing a certificate of compliance/identification when a counsel intends to tender a computer generated document in evidence during trial. Computer Generated Documents For clarity, Computer generated documents include; Books, Maps, Plans, Photographs, video, Disc, Tape etc, provided they were derived from any device used for storing and processing information. See Section 258 of the Evidence Act, 2011. Condition for Admissibility of a Computer Generated Document By Section 84(1) of the Evidence Act, the admissibility of computer