BSA Section 63 certificate format — free template, court-ready

BSA Section 63 certificate format — free template

The §63 certificate has two parts. Part A records the technical facts of how the electronic record was produced; Part B is the signed statement of the person in charge of the device. Download the fill-in-the-blanks template below, or let Bharat FTK populate it automatically from your acquisition log.

Plain-text file, no sign-up. Check the wording against the current statute and your court's practice before filing.

CERTIFICATE UNDER SECTION 63, BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
(Electronic record produced as evidence)

Case / FIR No.: ____________________   Agency / Unit: ____________________

PART A — TECHNICAL PARTICULARS OF PRODUCTION
1. Electronic record produced (file name, format, size): ____________________
2. Source device (make, model, serial / IMEI): ____________________
3. Process used to produce the record (tool, version, write-block method): ____________________
4. Hash values of the record:
   MD5    : ____________________
   SHA-1  : ____________________
   SHA-256: ____________________
5. Date and time of acquisition (with time zone): ____________________
6. Person who carried out the process:
   Name: ____________  Designation: ____________  Signature: ____________

PART B — STATEMENT OF THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE DEVICE
I, ____________________, ____________________ (designation), of
____________________ (address), state as follows:
1. The device described in Part A was, during the relevant period, under my
   lawful/operational control.
2. The device was operating properly during the relevant period; and where it
   was not, any malfunction did not affect the accuracy of the electronic
   record or its contents.
3. The electronic record was produced by the device in the ordinary course of
   its activities.
4. The contents of this certificate are true to the best of my knowledge and
   belief.

Place: ____________   Date: ____________   Signature: ____________

Template provided free of charge by Bharat NeuroTech (Bharat FTK).
Verify wording against the current statute and your court's practice before filing.