P26-electronic-evidence-certificate.html" target="_blank" style="color:#3D61D2; text-decoration:underline;">Section 63 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 — the successor to Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act — electronic evidence generally has to be accompanied by a certificate. For a phone, that certificate must answer the practical questions a court will ask: which device, how the data was taken off it, and whether the copy in front of the court is identical to what was collected.

What the Mobile Extraction Certificate Records

A good mobile certificate is specific about the device and the method. With e-Dex you capture, in one place:

Device identifiers — the IMEI (or both IMEIs for a dual-SIM handset), make and model, and serial number, so the exhibit is tied to a particular physical phone rather than a vague “mobile.”
Extraction tool — the software actually used, for example a mobile forensic extraction tool, ADB or a manual WhatsApp export, along with its version where relevant.
Extraction type — whether the acquisition was logical, physical or a targeted WhatsApp export, since each tells the court something different about scope and completeness.
Account or number — the phone number, WhatsApp account or app identity the data belongs to.
Exhibit hashes — a cryptographic fingerprint for every output file, recorded against the exhibit so integrity can be re-checked at any time.

P26 (the successor to Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act) they generally need to be accompanied by a certificate. e-Dex helps you produce a well-structured certificate that records the device, the extraction and the integrity hashes, but admissibility is ultimately decided by the court on the facts of the matter.

Does e-Dex extract data from the phone?
No. e-Dex does not connect to or extract data from a phone. The examiner performs the extraction with their own tool, such as a forensic extraction tool, ADB or a manual WhatsApp export. e-Dex then hashes the resulting files and documents the device, tool and extraction details in a certificate.

What is the difference between a mobile extraction certificate and a forensic examination certificate?
A mobile extraction certificate focuses on a phone or tablet: it records device identifiers like IMEI, make, model and serial, the extraction tool and type, the account or number, and the exhibit hashes. A forensic examination certificate is broader and documents the analysis performed on collected data. The two are complementary and often filed together.

Does e-Dex need an internet connection?
No. e-Dex runs fully offline on your own Windows machine, so the extracted files never leave your control. An internet connection is only needed if you choose to apply an RFC-3161 trusted timestamp from a Time-Stamping Authority.

Does a mobile evidence certificate need a new licence or registration?
No. A mobile extraction certificate is pure documentation. It does not require any new licensing. e-Dex simply records the device, extraction and hash details and lets you sign the certificate with a Digital Signature Certificate and apply a trusted timestamp.

Conclusion

A phone full of WhatsApp messages, call logs and photos is only useful in court if you can show exactly which device it came from and prove the files have not changed. That is precisely the gap a mobile evidence certificate fills — and it is documentation, not extraction. Let your forensic tool acquire the data, then let e-Dex — the Digital Evidence Integrity Suite hash the exhibits, capture the device details and produce a signed, timestamped Section 63 certificate on your own Windows machine.