Bankers’ Book Evidence Bill 2026 passed

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Category : National Published on: August 13 2026

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Parliament passed Bankers’ Book Evidence Bill 2026 (Lok Sabha earlier; Rajya Sabha on 10 August by voice vote).
Replaces colonial-era Bankers’ Book Evidence Act, 1891.
Creates technology-neutral framework recognising electronic and digital banking records as legal evidence.
Covers records in written, electronic or digital form; stored on-premises, off-premises, cloud, backups or disaster-recovery systems.
Certification possible via manual, digital or electronic signatures.