THE EVIDENTIARY VALUE OF MODERN ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND THEIR APPLICATION IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM OF PAKISTAN

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Abstract: Social interaction is facilitated by mental processes shifting from the real world to the virtual world. Computers, mobile phones, printers, digital cameras, and other information and communication technology equipment are crucial to the virtual world. Unl the virtual world provides several opportunities for crimes such as phishing, identity theft, child pornography, hacking, and so on. Electronic data is frequently relevant in demonstrating or disproving a truth or fact in question, established judiciary cultures around the world, employing modern Devices for evidential representation is permitted. Modern technology is also being used in Pakistan's courts and judicial system to present evidence in court, which aids in the formation of more informed decisions.The Qanun-e-Shahadat order1984, including its paragraphs and Articles, as well as the Electronic Certification Accreditation Council, established under Section 18 of the Electr Transaction Ordinance in 2002, clarified the use of contemporary technology to present evidence in courts with the viewpoints of the state and religion