Domestic Violence Investigation

Key Insights A screenshot is not proof. Family courts in India now treat raw WhatsApp screenshots as weak evidence because they are easy to fake. A genuine chat can still be rejected if it comes in as a plain screenshot. The law changed in July 2024. The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 replaced the old Indian …

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Key Insights Documentation beats memory. Courts and police respond better to a dated, organized record than to verbal accounts alone, since domestic violence often has no witnesses. Evidence goes beyond injuries. Financial records, digital messages, CCTV footage, and behaviour patterns can all count as proof, not just medical reports. Timing is critical. Digital evidence and …

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