Information Technology Act, 2000
7. Retention of electronic records.-
(1) Where any law provides that documents,
records or information shall be retained for any specific period, the, that
requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied if such documents, records
or information are retained in the electronic form, if-
(a) the manner and
format therein remains accessible so as to be usable for a subsequent
reference;
(b) the electronic
record is retained in the format in which it was originally generated, sent or
received or in a format which can be demonstrated to represent accurately the
information originally generated, sent or received;
(c) the details which
will facilitate the identification of the origin, destination, date and time of
dispatch or receipt of such electronic record: