# Rajya Sabha passes bill making digital bank records legal evidence 2026-08-10T16:04:20+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026, replacing a 135-year-old law built around paper banking. The new law explicitly recognises electronic, digital and cloud-based bank records as admissible evidence in legal proceedings, subject to conditions such as being a true copy free from unauthorised alteration. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the bill provides a technology-neutral framework that strengthens public confidence while safeguarding customer privacy and confidentiality. It also defines ‘special cause’ for summoning bank officers and allows the government to extend the law to other financial entities like NBFCs by notification. ## Coverage - livemint.com - livemint.com - news.abplive.com - hindustantimes.com Tags: Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, digital banking records, financial sector reform, legal evidence, Nirmala Sitharaman, Parliament Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rajya-sabha-passes-bill-to-recognise-digital-bank-records-as-evidence/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rajya-sabha-passes-bill-to-recognise-digital-bank-records-as-evidence/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.