Beyond Aryan Khan case: Are WhatsApp chats admissible as evidence in court?

The Mumbai cruise drugs case has brought WhatsApp chats in focus in terms of their legal value in a court of law. One of the lawyers in the case argued that these chats are not admissible in court.

The Mumbai cruise drugs case has brought WhatsApp chats in focus in terms of their legal value in a court of law. Lawyer Ali Kashif Khan, counsel for model Munmun Dhamecha -- one of those arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in the case along with actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan -- said on Tuesday that the WhatsApp chats were not admissible in court.

Munmun Dhamecha's lawyer said, "Witnesses turning hostile will have an impact on the NBC's case. At today's hearing, we expect a reply from the NCB." He was referring to the bail hearing for Aryan Khan scheduled in the Bombay High Court on Tuesday.