Call detail records not admissible without sec. 65 Evidence Act certificate: SC

Pooranmal Vs State of Rajasthan & Anr. (Supreme Court of India) Conclusion: A man convicted in a murder case, holding that Call Detail Records (CDRs) could not be relied upon in evidence unless accompanied by the mandatory certificate under Section 65-B of the Indian Evidence Act. Held: Appellant was convicted under Sections 302/34 and 201 IPC (now corresponding provisions under BNS) for the murder of the co-accused’s wife, based purely on circumstantial evidence. The prosecution relied on (i) call detail records (CDRs), (ii) recovery of a blood-stained shirt allegedly matching the decea...