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" VIDEO RECORDING AS A PIECE OF EVIDENCE VIDEO RECORDING AS A PIECE OF EVIDENCE By Jawad Hussain Aadil, Civil Judge (Islamabad) Abstract: This is the most challenging step which is faced by the criminal justice system in present days. Almost every crime of conventional nature from pocket picking to terrorist attacks involve electronic evidence. Our Police is capable but due to lack of resources the required result cannot be achieved. Government policy is hard work instead of smart work. Government is only focusing on structural changes like deputing SHO on an SHO. We need to come with policies based on resources. All the tiers of criminal justice system are very much dependent and connected with the appreciation of electronic evidence. It is an admitted fact that the legal appreciation of such piece of evidence has become discretion of the court due to incompetent investigation and patchy laws. Is video recording a piece of evidence? Domestic Law Before proceeding with the topic further, we need to know the legal definition of the two words i.e. Electronic and Evidence. "Electronic" includes electrical, digital, magnetic, optical, biometric, electrochemical, wireless or electromagnetic technology; (defined under section 2(I) of Electronic Transaction Ordinance, 2002) Evidence includes: (i) all statements which the Court permits or requires to be made before it by witnesses, in relation to matters of fact under inquiry; such statements are called oral evidence; and (ii) all documents produced for the inspection of the Court; such documents are called documentary evidence; (under Article 2(c) of Qanoon-e-Shahadat Order, 1984) From the available definition of the evidence, we don't find any place for VIDEO RECORDING as a piece of evidence. However, the law has…