Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Chapter V: Of Documentary Evidence
Section 73: Proof as to verification of digital signature
In plain words
To check whether a digital signature belongs to the person it is said to belong to, the court can direct that person, the Controller or the Certifying Authority to produce the Digital Signature Certificate, or direct someone to verify it using the public key in the certificate.
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Official text
In order to ascertain whether a digital signature is that of the person by whom it purports to have been affixed, the Court may direct—-
(a) that person or the Controller or the Certifying Authority to produce the Digital Signature Certificate;
(b) any other person to apply the public key listed in the Digital Signature Certificate and verify the digital signature purported to have been affixed by that person.
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Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 25 August 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 73
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