Pixels as Proof: The SC’s ‘No-Transcript’ Revolution in Digital Evidence
In my 17 years as a software engineer, I learned that a hash value doesn't lie. If a file's integrity is verified, you run it. You don't ask for a printed version of the binary code to "understand" it. But as I finish my 6th semester of law, I’ve realised the courtroom doesn't always work at the speed of light. For years, we’ve been stuck in a loop where digital video was treated like a second-class citizen that needed a "paper passport" (a transcript) to enter the record. The recent case of Kailash v. State of Maharashtra (2025) has finally...